HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Hollywood, authorities confirmed.
Police responded to the 2200 block of Simms Street around 1:30 p.m. after receiving reports of shots being fired in the area.
The man’s body was found in an alleyway in the neighborhood, police said.
“Right now they’re canvassing the scene and trying to gather as much evidence as possible to be able to catch the person who did this,” Hollywood police spokesman Christian Lata said.
Police officers are also speaking to residents in the area who were home when the shooting occurred.
“I looked out my window and saw a cop in one car. And then I looked back this way and I see all the cars,” one woman, who lives in the area, said. “(I’m) just scared, and from what I hear it used to be really, really, really bad.”
A man who showed up at the scene told Local 10 News reporter Terrell Forney that the victim was his 51-year-old uncle.
“My sister said our uncle just passed and, you know, I had just seen him yesterday. You know, I always come through after I get off work. You know, check on him. He was always in front of the store doing his thing or whatever. He hanging out with the fellas," the man said. "That’s the closest thing I have to my mom.”
Anyone with further information about the shooting is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.