Overview
- The attack, which unfolded Thursday behind a shopping plaza on West Sample Road, left 49-year-old Mirtha Sanchez-Teran hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
- Coral Springs police on Friday arrested 49-year-old Abdul Perez and charged him with attempted premeditated murder, aggravated battery, tampering with evidence, and possessing a firearm or ammunition while under an injunction.
- Investigators say surveillance and cellphone video show a white van crashing head-on into the victim’s gray SUV before a man stepped out and fired several rounds.
- Hunt Elementary nearby went into a brief precautionary lockdown as officers secured the scene, and detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Coral Springs Police Department.
- Police describe the shooting as domestic-related, saying Perez had dated Sanchez-Teran and allegedly waited near the school before confronting her during pickup time.