Authorities in Plantation are investigating the deaths of a woman and her toddler son as a homicide after they were found dead by “traumatic means” on Tuesday.
Sara Ashley Gama, 38, and her 2-year-old son Ethan were pronounced dead inside their home in the 1000 block of 97th Avenue at around noon Tuesday.
Officers also found 40-year-old Jean Carlos Aponte unconscious, apparently from a self-induced drug overdose.
As he remains hospitalized in critical condition, neighbors described Aponte as a military veteran who did not drink and loved spending time with his family and decorating his home.
“Oh my God, we were just here yesterday,” an acquaintance said. “Devastation. How does this happen? She [Gama] just had a baby.”
A neighbor said that he saw police come out from the home with the unharmed newborn and the grandparents.
“I’m beyond sad. What a loss for the neighborhood,” another added.
