Authorities Search for Man Who Fatally Shot His Wife and Stepdaughter: Cops

Police say Eric Eugene Montgomery also shot his grandmother in the arm

By Julia Bagg
|  Sunday, Jan 1, 2012  |  Updated 11:44 PM EDT
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Man Fatally Shot Wife, Stepdaughter: Cops

Julia Bagg/NBC Miami

The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday night.

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Lauderhill Police are searching for a man who they say fatally shot his wife and stepdaughter, and wounded his grandmother on Sunday.

Police are searching for  Eric Eugene Montgomery, 28, who shot and killed his 34-year-old wife and 19-year-old stepdaughter after a fight at a home at 1391 NW 55 Ave.

He's also accused of shooting his 73-year-old grandmother in the arm. She was taken to Broward General and is expected to be OK.

Investigators say Montgomery fled the scene in a 2004 Champagne Ford F-150 with license plate AQK 3H8.

Montgomery is described as 5'8" 200 lbs, with various tattoos. Police consider him armed and dangerous.

Police say Montgomery has a criminal record and his most recent arrest was in February.

The shooting happened around 6:30 pm Sunday, while the couple's young child and another adult were in the home. They were both unharmed.

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Posted Jan 1, 2012
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