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Donald Taylor

Age : 32

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/03/2025

Location : Southwest 61st Avenue and Southwest 19th Street

City : Miramar

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Hollywood Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/03/2025 at approximately 4:00 p.m., detectives with the Hollywood Police Department conducting surveillance located Donald Taylor, 32, near Southwest 61st Avenue and Southwest 19th Street in Miramar. Taylor was wanted on active warrants and was being sought in connection with a violent crime spree in Hollywood and Miramar that included a shooting, armed robberies, aggravated assaults, and a vehicle burglary in which a firearm was stolen.
When detectives attempted to contact Taylor, he was armed with a handgun and did not comply with officers' commands. Officers then shot Taylor. A handgun was recovered at the scene. Taylor was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Hollywood Police later released surveillance video and body-worn camera footage from the encounter. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement assumed the independent investigation into the shooting, which remains ongoing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/armed-suspect-fatally-shot-by-hollywood-police-during-arrest-attempt-authorities-say/
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/man-wanted-in-multiple-crimes-fatally-shot-by-hollywood-officers-in-miramar-police/3672710/
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2025/08/04/video-footage-released-showing-fatal-police-shooting-suspect-on-violent-crime-spree/
https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/hollywood-police-fatally-shoot-armed-suspect-linked-to-violent-crime-spree-in-miramar-and-hollywood/