Multiple people are dead after a mass shooting Tuesday at a home inside a gated community in Sarasota, Florida, that authorities say may have been connected to a double homicide more than three hours away in Fort Lauderdale earlier in the day.
Four people were killed in the shooting inside a Sarasota gated community and two others were shot dead in Fort Lauderdale, before the suspected gunman took his own life, leaving seven dead.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting in Sarasota occurred in the Amberlea neighborhood on the 4820 block of Fallcrest Circle.
Deputies responded around 12:24 p.m., after a 911 caller reported that an adult male had been shot in the front yard of the home. Neighbors were performing CPR when law enforcement arrived.
The man was transported by the Sarasota County Fire Department and was pronounced deceased shortly thereafter.
Fearing for the safety of the male victim’s wife, deputies entered the residence and discovered four additional deceased adults inside the home, two men, including the suspected gunman, and two women.
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While working the scene, detectives were contacted by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, which was investigating a separate double homicide.
Investigators said the suspect’s vehicle was captured traveling northbound through Punta Gorda prior to the Sarasota killings. Surveillance video later showed the vehicle entering the Amberlea neighborhood at approximately 11:01 a.m.
The sound of gunfire was captured on a neighbor’s Ring camera shortly afterward.
According to investigators, the suspect had previously been in a romantic relationship with one of the Fort Lauderdale victims, who had connections to the Sarasota victims.
Officials said the suspect’s motive remains under investigation.
Detectives said next-of-kin notifications are ongoing and the victims’ names have not yet been publicly released.
