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Erika Williams

Case from Fort Lauderdale, FL dated May 18, 2025

Victim Details

Erika Williams

Female

Black / African American

Fort Lauderdale

FL

2025-05-18

41

Erika

Williams

07/06/2026

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Erika Williams, a 41-year-old woman who was Black/African American, was killed in the pre-dawn hours of May 18, 2025. Shortly after 2:15 a.m., gunfire erupted in the parking lot of a church along the 1700 block of Northwest 38th Avenue in Lauderhill, Broward County. Responding officers found two women with gunshot wounds; Erika Williams, age 41, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second victim was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries described as not life-threatening. N ...
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  • NBC 6 South Florida: Surveillance shows people running from gunshots in Lauderhill deadly shooting
  • Woman killed in shooting in Lauderhill church parking lot identified; search for suspect underway - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
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