12/29/2022
It happened at a park near the 400 block of Southwest Second Street.
The park where children play was swarmed by Broward Sheriff’s deputies as well as undercover officers.
Detectives could be seen on the field where neighbors said a juvenile was shot.
“A young man playing and all the sudden, he’s lying on the ground, shot, in his head,” said neighbor Terry Scott.
Investigators say the victim, who was identified as 16-year-old Rickey Ferguson, was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains there in critical condition.
Scott heard the gunshot and said it happened in broad daylight, just after 5 p.m.
“Children and elderly, playing and walking, and that’s why we have to put cease to this now. We can’t allow this to go on any further,” he said.
Wednesday night, people in the Deerfield Beach community told Local 10 News they’re worried for the children in this neighborhood.
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