{"id":2002,"date":"2026-06-09T05:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2026-06-09T05:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:04:16","slug":"arrest-made-in-fatal-lauderhill-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2002","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made in fatal Lauderhill shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>LAUDERHILL, Fla.  \u2014 Police arrested a 35-year-old man in connection to a shooting that occurred Sunday in Lauderhill. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2000\">Woman fatally struck by car in Fort Lauderdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The suspect, identified as Anthony Johnson, remains behind bars after police said he shot and killed a man outside a home along the 900 block of Northwest 34th Terrace. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, officers revealed new details about the investigation but did not release a video they said shows everything unfold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs he\u2019s approaching them, the victim is observed with his hands up in the air,\u201d said Lauderhill Police Lt. Antonio Gonzalez, who added that Johnson fired his gun but did not strike anything. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victim proceeds to find cover near a trash can, and Anthony Johnson approaches him again and shoots him one time in the head,\u201d said Gonzalez. <\/p>\n<p>Police said it was Johnson who called 911. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBSO dispatch heard a loud banging over the open line and the caller stated, \u2018I just shot him,\u2019\u201d said Gonzalez. <\/p>\n<p>The victim has been identified by police as 35-year-old Reginald Merisma. <\/p>\n<p>Police said the shooting was targeted, but it\u2019s not clear how the two know each other.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1998\">Moments leading up to NMB nightclub shooting caught on surveillance video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators are also working to figure out what Johnson\u2019s motive may have been for the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was sufficient probable cause to arrest him for first degree premeditated murder,\u201d said Gonzalez. <\/p>\n<p>That shooting is the second in less than 24 hours that was being investigated by the Lauderhill Police Department. <\/p>\n<p>The other happened at the Calypso Cay apartment complex off Northwest 21st Street. <\/p>\n<p>The victim in that shooting remains in the hospital in stable but critical condition. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1996\">Video shows South Florida Uber driver carjacked by woman wielding his Yeti bottle, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detectives have yet to identify a suspect in that case.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police arrested a 35-year-old man in connection to a shooting that occurred Sunday in Lauderhill. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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