FL FL- Destiny Bucknor, 19, passenger in convertible Slingshot driven by adult male, fatally shot, no known motive, Broward,4 July,2023, *New initiative*

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https://www.sheriff.org/PIO/BSONews/Pages/A-YEAR-AFTER-DESTINY-BUCKNOR%E2%80%99S-MURDER-BSO-DETECTIVES-STILL-LOOK-FOR-LEADS--.aspx

''PIO Number:24-7-4 (23-7-9)
BSO Case Number:90-2307-000629
Date:July 4, 2023
Time:7:15 p.m.
Jurisdiction:Unincorporated Central Broward
Place of Occurrence:Near the 2900 block of Northwest Eighth Street, Unincorporated Central Broward
Victim Destiny Bucknor, 19, 4/27/2004, female, 3120 N.W. 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale (DECEASED)
Subject(s):Unknown
Description of Incident:
It’s been a year since a bullet took Destiny Bucknor’s life, and Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives continue to look for her killer. Investigators are asking anyone with information on this case to come forward.

Shortly after 7:15 p.m., on Tuesday, July 4, last year, BSO deputies received a report of an adult female who was transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound. Bucknor died at the hospital.

The preliminary investigation revealed Bucknor was a passenger in a convertible Slingshot vehicle driven by an adult male. According to detectives, they were traveling westbound on Northwest Eighth Street and when they approached the 2900 block an unidentified subject shot at them striking Bucknor. A motive remains unknown.

Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Homicide Detective Steven Novak at 954-321-4325 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), online at browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States. Anonymous tips that lead to an arrest are eligible for a reward of up to $5,000 from Crime Stoppers. ''

 

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May 4, 2025
As the second anniversary of Destiny Bucknor's death approaches, her mother is pleading for answers in a murder case that remains unsolved. CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister is following the case.

Apr 28, 2025
It's been nearly two years since the murder of 19-year-old Destiny Bucknor in Broward County.

Fort Lauderdale mom pleads for justice 2 years after daughter's unsolved murder: "She should be here"

Nearly two years after Destiny Bucknor was shot and killed in Fort Lauderdale, her mother is still pleading for answers in a case that remains unsolved.

www.cbsnews.com

By Anna McAllister April 28, 2025
''Destiny Bucknor was riding in a slingshot vehicle with her uncle near Northwest 8th Street and Northwest 29th Terrace in Fort Lauderdale on July 4, 2023, when she was shot and killed. Nearly two years later, no one has been arrested, and her family says they feel abandoned by investigators.

"I feel alone in that. I don't feel supported," Brittany Bucknor said through tears, speaking about her interactions with the Broward Sheriff's Office. "I feel like it was a hot story at the moment, a hot commodity. It was trending and then as time passes by, it's like oh, no one's speaking, we can't do anything."

''Asked what she would say if Destiny's killer apologized, Brittany Bucknor responded, "I would give them a hug. God forgave me. Why can't I forgive that person?"

Anyone with information about the murder of Destiny Bucknor is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.''

 

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I wonder if it was a mistaken identity or an errant bullet? This happened in a residential neighborhood, not out in the woods. Someone in the area knows there was a gun and who was handling it. They need to stop the stupid code of silence. They’re not protecting themselves. They’re an accessory to a crime or something. JMO

I’ve seen those type vehicles on the road and always wondered how they were street legal, no roll bars, look like they were meant for a racetrack kinda thing. JMO