A 17-year-old boy has died after a shooting near Fort Lauderdale’s beach on New Year’s Eve, and an arrest has not yet been made.
Fort Lauderdale Police confirmed Friday that the teen’s name was Josh Gipson Jr.
Gipson Jr. was a football player with aspirations of playing in the NFL, according to an online fundraiser, which described him as “a compassionate, kind-hearted, and family-oriented young man.”
“The shock and pain of losing Joshua in such a sudden and senseless way has left his family and friends heartbroken,” the fundraiser said.
Officers were called to 17 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, where they found Gipson Jr. with a gunshot wound, Sgt. Patrick O’Brien, a spokesperson for Fort Lauderdale Police, had said in a statement on Thursday.
The teen was taken as a trauma alert to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Additional information about the shooting and what led up to it have not been released as of noon Friday.
O’Brien said detectives believe the shooting was isolated and there is no threat to the public.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Unit Detective J. Sanchez at 954-828-4900 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
