Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a 64-year-old man in the shooting deaths of a mother and daughter found outside a home in Pompano Beach, the agency said.
Deputies responded around 8 p.m. Thursday to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of Southwest Fifth Avenue. Suzanne Courtade, 66, and her daughter, Meghan, 23, were found shot outside the home and died at the scene, BSO said. The sheriff’s office identified the victims Friday.
Authorities said David Keith Thornton, 64, was initially detained for questioning. He has since been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Investigators have not confirmed his relationship to the victims or what led up to the shooting.
Neighbors told NBC6 that they knew the pair for years and described them as caring and part of the community. A small memorial with flowers and a candle now sits outside the home.
Courtade worked for the Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, according to Mayor Edmund Malkoon, who called her a valued member of the town family and said she will be deeply missed.
