Residents in a Tamarac neighborhood reported screaming and gunshots to 911 as a gunman killed three people in a spasm of domestic violence that left a 4-year-old girl without a mother and grandfather.
911 Calls Revealed
NBC6 obtained the 911 calls that first alerted the Broward Sheriff’s Office to the shooting spree – and that response, along with suspected failures to properly investigate the man accused of unleashing the violence, has led to seven deputies being suspended with pay.
The First Call
Within seconds of the gunman opening fire, killing Nathan Gingles’ father-in-law on the back porch of a Tamarac home, a 911 call came in from one of the homes behind it at 6:02 on Sunday morning.
Caller: I just woke up out of a sleep, and there’s gunshots and screams.
One minute later –
Dispatcher: Do you still hear any shots?
Caller: No shots, I can just make out a kid and an adult crying, a young lady crying.
The Second Call
That would be Mary Catherine Gingles and her 4-year-old daughter Seraphine. A second caller heard it, too.
Caller: I’m almost certain I’ve heard screaming for help. That’s what it sounded like.
The Third Call
Mary Gingles fled across the street, awakening a third caller.
Caller: About five minutes ago, someone was knocking, a lady was knocking really hard on my door, running in the street with a little girl. It seems someone’s after her.
The Tragic Events Unfold
That someone, police say, was estranged, enraged husband Nathan Gingles, who hunted Mary down into a house two doors away – killing her and the man who let her in. After the suspected killer and his now-kidnapped child walked past a sheriff’s sergeant sitting at the intersection, a caller relayed a description and a scenario.
Caller: A little girl, like a three or four-year-old little girl, white with long, blonde hair.
Dispatcher: And you said there was a guy chasing them?
Caller: It seems like someone’s in back, she was running, like running fast, and someone was, like, running too in back.
Radio Dispatch Calls
In radio dispatch calls from the Tamarac triple murder, dispatchers are heard sending out information about how many shots were reported and that a woman was heard screaming.
The Investigation and Aftermath
NBC6 had also been looking into the gun that was used in the spree. Last year, Nathan Gingles had about 20 guns seized after Mary Gingles got her first domestic violence injunction against him, but they were returned to him after that injunction was dismissed in July.
NBC6 Investigates obtained a photo of Nathan Gingles’ massive cache of ammunition. NBC6 counted over 125 magazines, some for assault-style rifles – if fully loaded, that would be over 1,000 rounds of ammo.
The photo was taken in February 2024, just before Mary Gingles got that first injunction.
Nathan Gingles was ordered last month to turn over his weapons once again to the sheriff after a second injunction was served on him, but the sheriff did not collect them – one of the many failures Sheriff Gregory Tony said he is looking into.
Conclusion
The Tamarac triple murder has left a community in shock, and the investigation is ongoing. The failures in the investigation and response have led to the suspension of seven deputies with pay, and the sheriff has promised to look into the failures.
FAQs
- What happened in the Tamarac neighborhood?
- A gunman killed three people, including a woman and her 4-year-old daughter, in a spasm of domestic violence.
- Who was the gunman?
- Nathan Gingles, the estranged husband of the woman who was killed.
- What was the response of the Broward Sheriff’s Office?
- The sheriff’s office received 911 calls about the gunshots and screams, but deputies were slow to respond and failed to properly investigate the crime scene.
- What is being done about the failures in the investigation?
- The sheriff has suspended seven deputies with pay and is promising to look into the failures in the investigation.
