Man shot at home near Lantana, dies at JFK Medical Center, PBSO says
LANTANA — A man died Sunday night in a shooting that occurred west of Lantana, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.
The fatal shooting happened at about 10:30 p.m. on the 3300 block of West Cat Cay Road, PBSO said in a statement Tuesday. The street is within the Lantana Cascades Mobile Home Park, south of Lantana Road and west of South Congress Avenue.
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Investigators did not immediately disclose the man's name. He was dropped off 2 miles north at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The death is being investigated as a homicide, PBSO said. It is the third reported homicide in Palm Beach County during 2022, according to a Palm Beach Post online database.
As of Tuesday afternoon, PBSO detectives were working to identify the gunman and a motive.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS (8477).
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