Brother & Sister Hospitalized After Discussion Turns Deadly

"FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — A South Florida man has died and his sister remains hospitalized after an attempted murder-suicide.

"According to police, 23-year-old Juan Orozco and his sister, 25-year-old Jesnishia Orozco, visited their mother, who works at a cigar stand at Beach Place, near Las Olas Boulevard and A1A, Wednesday afternoon. Police said, the siblings were discussing money and living arrangements when the male turned the gun on his sister, then himself. `We do have two people shot. They are brother and sister,` said Fort Lauderdale Police Sergeant Frank Sousa. `Both of them have been transported to Broward General Medical Center. They're both in critical condition, the brother in a little bit worse shape than the sister.`

"Witness Michael Milillo said, "`We heard three crazy gunshots, heard a lady screaming, everybody ran away.`

"`Mother came out, witnessed it and started screaming,` said Katherine Rodriguez, another witness.

"Laurie Podewell also witnessed the shooting. `Then, I seen him lean over the thing, and he shot two more times with a black gun.`

"Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported the siblings to Broward General Medical Center. The male died shortly after he arrived at the hospital. Meanwhile, his sister remains in critical condition. Rodriguez said, `You see the girl, I mean, they looked like they were both shot right directly in the head.`

"Hundreds of people, including Timothy Johnson, were at the South Florida hot spot at the time of the shooting. `Ladies were screaming, and next thing you know, the cops were everywhere,` he said.

"Witness Hank Sentowski said, `Crime scene, the detectives, they had the whole place cordoned off within two minutes.`"

From WSVN.com...