DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Investigators are raising the reward for information leading to the arrest of a killer wanted for shooting a woman in Dania Beach the day after Christmas.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office on Monday released surveillance images that they hope will lead to an arrest.
“We are her friends, and we love her so much,” said Piya Ueasri, another friend of the victim. “When we lost her, it’s like we lost our family.”
Friends of 47-year-old Aranee Mulakhut are hoping someone has information about her murder and can help police solve the case.
“Aranee was a fantastic woman,” said the victim’s friend, Hughes Longelin. “She was always happy, always smiling. When she come in, she light up the room. She was always nice.”
Mulakhut was killed late on the night of Dec. 26, just outside of her Dania Beach apartment on East Sheridan Street.
Surveillance footage showed her Mercedes drive into the parking lot, closely followed by a white Nissan Maxima.
Police believe the killers were traveling in the Nissan.
“He waited for Aranee to come out of the vehicle. Aranee walked out towards the building,” said BSO detective Tiberio Barbados. “At that moment, the white Nissan pulled forward.”
After she was killed, the white Maxima could be seen leaving the apartment complex.
“We believe that there are at least two suspects involved in this incident,” Barbados said.
Mulakhut’s friends said she was from Thailand, worked in several restaurants, and had no family in South Florida, so her friends had become her family.
“Aranee was my very best friend,” said Longelin. “I want everybody from here to help find [the killer] and make sure Aranee gets justice. Last year, 2020 was a tough year, but all together with the friendship that we had, we all made it through. We had a good time, and now that good time is gone. She left us too early and we miss her.”
The white Nissan Maxima is said to be somewhere between a 2009 and 2015 model.
If you have any information on the owner of the vehicle in question, you’re urged to call BSO or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $6,000 reward.
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