Derrick Givings, 42, was fatally shot on February 13, 2024, in the 2600 block of Northwest Seventh Street in Pompano Beach. Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office responded to a ShotSpotter alert near Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest Seventh Street at about 12:48 p.m. and found Givings outside a residence with gunshot wounds. He was taken to Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach by Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews and died shortly after arrival.

Investigators from the BSO Homicide unit identified 39-year-old Patrice George, a neighbor who lives at the same address as Givings, as the suspect. George was detained at the scene, questioned by detectives and arrested; she has been charged with first-degree murder with a firearm and is being held without bond. The motive for the shooting has not been released. Givings is survived by his father, Eugene Givings; his son Derrick Givings, Jr.; several siblings; nephews; a niece; and great-nieces and a great-nephew.

Did anyone in the Pompano Beach area see or hear anything around Northwest Seventh Street that afternoon?