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Mayor of Wilton Manors, Florida, dies unexpectedly at age 41

Mayor Justin Flippen
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WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — The 41-year-old mayor of a Broward County city has died. City officials in Wilton Manors abruptly adjourned a city commission meeting on Tuesday night due to an emergency.

It was later announced that Justin Flippen had died at a hospital in the Fort Lauderdale area.

Flippen was elected mayor in 2018. He had served on the city commission previously.

Wilton Manors is a Fort Lauderdale suburb that elected an all-LGBT city commission in 2018 and has become a tourist destination in the LGBT community.

Leaders across Florida said they were saddened by Flippen's death. The city said funeral plans will be announced soon.