PR: Murder In Pompano Beach

[icewater]

Pompano Beach Florida

BSO Case Number: PB07-03-8470
PIO Number: 07-3-41
Date: March 24, 2007
Time: 2:26 a.m.
Place of Occurrence: Outside 140 NE 23 Court, Pompano Beach

Victim(s):
Adaberto Rivera-Bustillo, 29, 7/11/77, 440 NE 30 St, Pompano Beach (DECEASED)

Suspect(s):
N/A

Description of Incident:

An early morning murder is under investigation in Pompano Beach.

At 2:26 a.m. the Broward Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that a man was badly injured at 140 NE 23rd Court. BSO deputies arrived to find the victim lying in front of the residence, beaten and stabbed. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue paramedics examined the man and pronounced him dead at the scene.

BSO Homicide detectives identified the victim as Adaberto Rivera-Bustillo, a 29-year-old Honduran man who lived in Pompano Beach. Investigators questioned witnesses who indicated that Rivera-Bustillo had been involved in an argument with another man before he was killed. Detectives are currently following up on leads.

Anyone with further information regarding this murder is asked to call BSO at 954-765-4321 or Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at 954-493-TIPS.

THIS REPORT BY: Sgt. K. Kaminsky, Homicide Jim Leljedal / PIO 3/24/07 1230


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[icewater]

BSO Case Number: PB07-03-8470 (update)
PIO Number: 07-3-42
Date: March 24, 2007
Time: 2:26 a.m.
Place of Occurrence: Outside 140 NE 23 Court, Pompano Beach

Victim(s):
Adaberto Rivera-Bustillo, 29, 7/11/77, 440 NE 30 St, Pompano Beach (DECEASED)

Suspect(s):
Luis Ortiz Portillo, 28, 12/15/78, 2330 NE 1 Ave., Pompano Beach
Roger Ortiz, 25, 5/10/81. Pompano Beach

Description of Incident:

Two cousins have been charged with the early morning murder of a Pompano Beach man.

Luis Ortiz Portillo, 28, and his cousin, Roger Ortiz, 25, are both charged with murder in connection with the death of Adaberto Rivera-Bustillo. At 2:26 a.m. (Saturday) the Broward Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that a man was badly injured at 140 NE 23rd Court. BSO deputies arrived to find the victim, Rivera-Bustillo, lying in front of the residence, beaten and stabbed. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue paramedics examined him and pronounced him dead at the scene.

BSO Homicide detectives questioned witnesses who said that Rivera-Bustillo had been involved in an argument before he was killed. Detectives developed information that Ortiz and Ortiz Portillo were involved and that they were at a nearby location in Pompano Beach. Detectives took the men into custody without incident and both gave statements confirming their involvement in the death.

The investigation revealed that Rivera-Bustillo and Luis Ortiz Portillo were involved in an argument (no particular issue) that escalated to a fistfight. Roger Ortiz produced a knife and handed it to Luis Ortiz Portillo, who then used the weapon to fatally stab Rivera-Bustillo.

Ortiz and Ortiz Portillo were booked at BSO’s main jail where they are being held without bond.

THIS REPORT BY: Sgt. K. Kaminsky, Homicide Jim Leljedal / PIO 3/24/07 2130
Luis Ortiz Portillo photo
Roger Ortiz photo



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[dallasvic]

Thanks for the update!Thats 2 more bad people off the streets for now!!