Deputies fatally shoot man near Broward Tri-Rail station after domestic disturbance: BSO

What began as a domestic dispute call involving a gun turned into a deadly shooting of a man near a Tri-Rail station, Broward Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.

Investigators identified the man as Robert Drangel, a 64-year-old Margate resident. As is standard, the Saturday afternoon shooting will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Deputies answering the 1:49 p.m. domestic incident call, BSO says, found Drangel after he pointed a gun at his estranged wife and another woman. He fled the home in a vehicle that belonged to one of the victims.

Deputies chased Drangel and four deputies, according to BSO, were “forced to fire” near Southwest First Street and Southwest 21st Terrace in Fort Lauderdale.

Drangel died about a block from the Tri-Rail station, 200 SW 21st St. According to BSO, Drangel had been arrested in September for aggravated stalking after a judge granted a domestic violence injunction.

On scene, deputies recovered a firearm, according to BSO. The four deputies who fired their weapons were placed on administrative assignment pending further investigation.

As for what forced deputies to fire, BSO spokesperson Carey Codd told assembled media, “That is something the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is looking into at this time.”