Trecia Spencer Carruthers, 35, was fatally shot on October 31, 2023, in Lauderhill, Florida. Officers found her lying unresponsive in the road in the 5600 block of Northwest 28th Street shortly before 4:30 p.m., suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Two other people were injured: the father of Carruthers’ 10-year-old daughter and a young girl who witnessed the attack and was treated at Broward Health Medical Center. The girl said bullets shattered her bedroom window and she felt something hit her leg before running to her mother in panic.

Carruthers was a South Florida entrepreneur working to establish a notary business and was described by family as caring and devoted to her daughter, Nisha. Her family believes she was targeted; the Lauderhill Police Department has not identified suspects or a motive and is asking the public for information. If anyone has details about the shooting, please contact the Lauderhill Police Department or Broward Crime Stoppers.