Man charged after Tamarac incident prompts death investigations and Amber Alert for 4-year-old girl, BSO says
FORT LAUDERDALE — A man was charged Sunday following a twist of events that led to the death investigations of two people in separate Broward County homes and an Amber Alert to be issued for a taken 4-year-old girl.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office said it had arrested 43-year-old Nathan Gingles, charging him with violating an injunction regarding no contact with his daughter, Seraphina Gingles, 4, and her mother, 34-year-old Mary Catherine Gingles.
After Seraphina and Nathan Gingles were found alive, Mary Catherine Gingles was found shot dead in a Tamarac home just a block away from another man who was also found shot dead.
Death investigations and Amber Alert
Just after 6 a.m., BSO was called out to a reported shooting near 5700 Plum Bay Pkwy., prompting deputies and Tamarac Fire Rescue to respond.
"They're advising about four rounds heard," said a dispatcher.
Upon arrival, deputies found a man who died from a gunshot wound inside the home, BSO said.
As part of their investigation, BSO then learned that Seraphina Gingles was taken from the home and an Amber Alert was activated.
"Carrying a four-year-old white female," said a dispatcher. "Light green shirt, white shorts no shoes."
According to the Amber Alert, Seraphina Gingles was believed to have been taken by Nathan Gingles in a 2016 silver BMW X3 with the Texas license plate 5DV2950 that was last seen heading east on West Commercial Boulevard after 6 a.m.
BSO said at the time, it was believed that Seraphina's mother Mary Catherine Gingles was accompanying them.
Shortly after 11 a.m., Nathan and Seraphina Gingles were found when deputies with BSO's Violence Intervention Proactive Enforcement Response (V.I.P.E.R.) team found the BMW near a Walmart Supercenter on West McNab Road in North Lauderdale.
Witness Janae Love got that Amber Alert and was there as the deputies got the little girl to safety.
"As we're going in, we even were looking around to see if we see the little girl," Love said. "Came out and they found the little girl thankfully."
However, Mary Catherine Gingles was not with them.
Later Sunday afternoon, BSO said Mary Catherine Gingles was found shot dead inside a home near 5800 Plum Bay Pkwy., just a block away from where the man was found shot dead earlier Sunday.
BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene Units are currently at the home investigating the circumstances surrounding the two deaths and the incident as a whole. Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS (8477).
