A South Florida man is accused of fatally shooting a woman while dancing with a gun at an apartment complex in late January, authorities said.
Hugo Roberto Lazo, 24, of Oakland Park, was arrested on Feb. 14 and charged with one count of manslaughter with a firearm, according to Broward County Sheriff’s Office online booking records.
Lazo is accused of firing a weapon that killed Regina Vidal, 22, of Lauderhill, in the early hours of Jan. 27, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
According to an arrest warrant, officers with the Lauderhill Police Department responded to an apartment complex in Lauderhill at about 5:56 a.m. EST. First responders with the Lauderhill Fire Department also arrived and pronounced Vidal dead at 6:10 a.m.
The affidavit stated that Lazo was inside the apartment with some friends between 2:30 and 5:30 a.m., WPLG-TV reported. At one point, Lazo “was standing in the living room, dancing to music with a firearm in his hand,” the arrest affidavit stated. The gun discharged and a bullet struck Vidal in the right side of the her head, according to the affidavit.