On January 10, 2024, 46-year-old Paul Rivera was found inside an apartment in the 1300 block of Northeast 4th Street in Pompano Beach, Florida, suffering from a gunshot wound. Deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office and paramedics responded to reports of a shooting around 8 a.m.; Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene. The apartment was shared with a 34-year-old roommate, Jeramie Smith, who was detained at the scene for questioning.

Broward Sheriff’s homicide detectives investigated and determined Smith was responsible for the shooting. An arrest warrant was obtained and Smith was arrested and charged with second-degree murder with a firearm; he was held without bond at the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail. Authorities have not disclosed a motive and the investigation remains ongoing. The nearby Pompano Beach High School was placed on secured status that morning as a precaution, and neighbors described the normally quiet block as shocked by the violence.

If anyone has information about Rivera, his movements that morning, or the apartment where he lived, please come forward.