MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating after a money courier was shot and robbed in the parking lot of a restaurant in Miramar.
Miramar Police responded to The Licking restaurant along the 12000 block of Miramar Parkway, at around midnight, Thursday.
7News cameras captured the parking lot blocked off by crime scene tape as well as evidence markers by bullet casings and discarded clothing.
According to officials, the victim, identified as 37-year-old Taurean Lewis Burney, was a money courier employed by the restaurant.
Police said, at around 11:15 p.m., Burney was walking toward his car after making a routine pickup when he was ambushed.
“As he was exiting the restaurant, in the parking lot, he was approached by a male suspect who demanded money,” said Miramar Police spokesperson Tania Rues.
Despite handing over the money, investigators said, he was shot multiple times anyway.
“We believe that he was targeted,” said Rues.
Paramedics airlifted the courier to Memorial Regional Hospital, and he is expected to be OK.
“This was a very hardworking man. He had a day job,” said Rues. “This was a second job that he had where he would go to establishments and collect the cash.”
Police at the scene focused on a gray pickup truck, sweeping it for fingerprints and eventually having it towed from the scene.
Investigators also questioned Burney’s co-workers for hours.
A 7News crew reached out to employees as they left the restaurant, Thursday night.
“Corporate [told us] not to release any statements,” said one employee.
As Burney recovers in the hospital, police are looking for any potential witnesses.
“The suspect fled in a maroon Nissan, possibly an Altima,” said Rues. “It’s a four-door maroon Nissan. In the vehicle, there were two additional suspects, a male and a female.”
Police did not specify the amount of money the victim had on him at the time of the shooting but did say it was small.
“It’s quite unfortunate that someone would rob someone. He turned over the cash,” said Rues. “He turned over the money, and yet he was shot multiple times.”
If you have any information on this armed robbery, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $3,000 reward.
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