LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. \u2014 The Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office released information on Monday about the fatal shooting of a transgender woman on Friday night in Lauderdale Lakes.<\/p>\n
In a statement, BSO deputies identified Maurice \u201cGirlalala\u201d Harrison as a murder victim and Shanoyd Whyte Jr. as the murder suspect.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhyte Jr. told detectives he and the victim have been in a relationship for several years,\u201d Miranda Grossman, a spokeswoman for BSO, wrote in the statement. <\/p>\n
Harrison, 21, of Pompano Beach, and Whyte, 25, of Lauderdale Lakes, were inside Whyte\u2019s car when they got into an argument and a fight, according to BSO. <\/p>\n
\u201cAt some point, the victim was shot while sitting in the car,\u201d Grossman wrote. <\/p>\n
BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue personnel responded shortly after 6:50 p.m. on Friday at the 3300 block of Northwest 37 Street.<\/p>\n
Deputies found Harrison \u201cin the front passenger seat of a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds,\u201d and paramedics took her to the Broward Health Medical Center, where she died, according to BSO.<\/p>\n
\u201cA firearm was located,\u201d Grossman wrote. <\/p>\n
Deputies arrested Whyte, and correctional deputies booked him at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, where he remained on Monday afternoon without bond. He faced a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm. <\/p>\n
Local 10 News Senior Assignment Editor Frine Gomez contributed to this report. <\/p>\n
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