Double-murder, suicide found inside Pompano Beach home, sheriff says
A woman and two men were found shot to death inside a Pompano Beach home late Wednesday in what the Broward Sheriff's Office has deemed a double-murder, suicide.
The Broward Sheriff's Office said shortly after 7 p.m. deputies arrived at the home at 330 S Golf Boulevard to conduct a welfare check. They noted that two cars were parked in the driveway and that the mailbox was overflowing with mail.
They made several attempts to contact those inside but received no answer.
Growing concerned, the sheriff's office said they contacted Pompano Beach Fire Rescue who made a forced entry into the home. That's when three bodies with gunshot wounds were found inside.
Sheriff's detectives said one of the men, identified as 80-year-old James Sheridan, was the shooter. He appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the sheriff's office.
"I heard I would say about five or six gunshots because it was really rapid," a neighbor who did wish to be identified said.
Neighbors said a mother, father and son lived in the home. The said the family worked at a nearby St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop and those who knew them were concerned because they didn't show up to work.
"Never saw any kind of arguments, disagreements, they were nice people," neighbor Darrell House said.
House said he was a little alarmed when first responders arrived.
"There was just police car after police car after police car, and the ambulance and the big white emergency reaction vehicle. And the fire truck. It was crazy, I was shocked," he said.
"It was very shocking, this is a very quiet neighborhood, nothing goes on, it's always very pleasant here," neighbor Lauren Gultz said.
Homicide investigators are now trying to determine what led to the shooting. The sheriff's office said there is no threat to the community.
