Brittany Chatman, 29, was fatally shot the evening of January 23, 2025, on the 3400 block of Northwest Seventh Street in Lauderhill, Florida. Responding officers found multiple shell casings at the scene. Brittany was taken to HCA Florida Plantation Emergency Hospital after suffering gunshot wounds and died there. Early reports said she had driven herself to the hospital, but her mother later said she was transported by someone else in a private vehicle.

Neighbors reported hearing gunfire just before the shooting. One resident, Henry DeLeon, said multiple shots struck his home and vehicles and that a crowd had been gathered on the sidewalk in an argument shortly before the violence; the exact circumstances leading to the shooting remain unclear. No motive or suspects have been disclosed and no arrests have been announced. A reward of up to $10,000 has been offered for tips leading to an arrest.

Brittany’s family remembered her as joyful and loving; she was a Plantation High School graduate who played basketball, participated in Junior ROTC, and most recently worked as a campus monitor at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the investigators handling the case.