Westgate Area Rolling Gunfight
UPDATE
PBSO has arrested two suspects they say are responsible for the shooting that injured 1 and left 1 injured in unincorporated West Palm Beach earlier this month.
The suspects have been identified as 31-year-old Quinton Henderson and 25-year-old Nikobra Stringer. Both Stringer and Henderson were arrested and booked into the PBSO jail on the following charges:
- 782.04(1A1) 1ST DEGREE MURDER
- 790.15(2) DISCHARGING A FIREARM FROM A VEHICLE
- 790.23(1A) FELON IN POSS OF FIREARM
- 316.027(2C) LEAVING THE SCENE OF CRASH INVOLVING DEATH
Originally reported by Boca Post
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2023) — One man is dead and others injured after a “rolling gunfight” in the Westgate area of unincorporated West Pam Beach early on Tuesday morning.
According to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a shooting and vehicle crash at the intersection of Westgate and North Congress Ave, West Palm Beach at approximately 12:28 AM on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023.
Upon arrival, deputies located a vehicle with heavy right front/side damage north of the intersection. An adult male was located deceased close by. Deputies located another vehicle involved unoccupied in the parking lot of 1033 North Congress Ave, with heavy front end damage and several bullet defects. The investigation thus far revealed the vehicles were shooting at each other on Westgate Ave while in motion, where the vehicle in which the deceased occupied lost control and crashed into a power pole.
Unknown occupants were observed exiting the vehicle and fleeing eastbound while being shot at by unknown suspects who are believed to have occupied the vehicle that was located at 1033 North Congress Ave.
A second victim was located on the scene with a gunshot wound to the arm and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
