{"id":1242,"date":"2026-06-01T23:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2026-06-01T23:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:01:27","slug":"man-shot-in-the-ear-at-broward-gas-station-and-cops-find-suspect-in-orange-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1242","title":{"rendered":"Man shot in the ear at Broward gas station, and cops find suspect in orange car"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A man shot a person in the left ear and shoulder early Saturday at a Citgo gas station in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1241\">A cold front after record heat? How June\u2019s rainy season is going so far in Miami<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deputies went to a Citgo gas station, 598 NW 15th St., around 1:30 a.m. to investigate a reported shooting and found a 45-year-old man with two gunshot wounds, an arrest affidavit said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When a deputy asked the man who shot him, he responded, \u201cIt was Vic. He lives off 6th and 15th,\u201d the affidavit said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Surveillance footage from the gas station showed a man and the victim appearing to get into an argument, the affidavit said. The man then grabbed a black handgun from his jean shorts and fired twice. He \u201ccalmly walked away from the scene,\u201d as the victim fell to the ground and tried to run away.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Based on the initial information, a deputy advised over the radio that Victor Steven Boyd, 43, of Deerfield Beach, matched the shooter\u2019s description and drove an orange Buick.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Broward sheriff\u2019s helicopter spotted the Buick in Margate and captured footage of Boyd throwing an object, believed to be a gun, into a canal, the affidavit said. He got back in the car and left.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1239\">\u2018Hot sis summer\u2019: Brooks Nader and fam bring the heat to Miami Beach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As Boyd was driving away, deputies pulled him over in traffic and took him into custody. He was arrested on charges of attempted first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon around 20 minutes after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deputies then went to Broward Health North to interview the victim, who wasn\u2019t identified by authorities. He was unable to give a coherent statement because of his injuries. If he didn\u2019t receive medical treatment, he could have died, deputies said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Boyd invoked his right to an attorney, so deputies couldn\u2019t interview him and \u201cno questions were asked,\u201d the affidavit said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He was being held without bond Monday at the Broward Main Jail, records show. Boyd\u2019s public defender, Ashlin Morgan, didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1238\">Who killed Robert Freese? 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