Christopher Matthew Fletcher, 34, was killed in a parking-lot shooting early on February 7, 2024, in the 4500 block of N University Drive in Lauderhill, near The Spot Lounge Bar & Grill. Lauderhill police say they were called around 3:30 a.m. after officers found a man shot multiple times; Fletcher was taken to Broward Health Medical Center and later died of his injuries.

A second, unidentified man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and walked into Florida Medical Center before being transferred to Broward Health Medical Center. Investigators believe the shooting grew out of an altercation among people in the parking lot and have described it as an isolated incident; no suspects had been identified and no arrests were reported at the time of the account.

The killing was the fourth deadly shooting in Lauderhill since January 1, 2024, prompting local officials to expand programs such as Peace 365 and to improve technology and services aimed at quicker gunfire response and addressing domestic violence. If anyone was in that parking lot that morning or has information about the altercation, please come forward.