Early this morning, a shooting in Fort Lauderdale resulted in a man being hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident occurred around 2:40 a.m. at 1431 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, where the victim was discovered with a gunshot wound. According to Local 10 News, the man was transported as a trauma alert to Broward Health Medical Center.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue initially responded to the scene, as detailed by NBC Miami. Upon arrival, crews found the injured man, and a Local 10 News crew later observed a heavily damaged car that had collided with a concrete wall outside a condominium building. The state of the man's condition was not immediately made available to the public, his age or the extent of his injuries remain undisclosed.
The Fort Lauderdale police are investigating the shooting. According to details obtained by WSVN, a silver Honda was involved in the incident, having crashed into a wall. There is currently no clarity on whether the shooting took place at the location of the crash or if the man, while wounded, was attempting to reach the hospital before losing control of the vehicle.
Investigators were also seen photographing another location further south on A1A. In a statement obtained by Local 10 News, a resident remarked on the disturbance saying, “Someone told me there was a shooting this morning. The sidewalk is closed off (and) there’s police action all over the place.” During the investigation, sections of the roadway and sidewalk were blocked off. Aerial footage from 7Drone Force showed police at the scene conducting their search for evidence, but it's unclear if a suspect has been apprehended.
