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Teen expected to survive after being shot in Fort Lauderdale

(WPLG)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy injured Tuesday night.

The shooting was reported around 7:50 p.m. in the 200 block of Northwest 11th Court.

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According to authorities, officers arrived at the scene to find the victim suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue then transported him to Broward Health Medical Center as a trauma alert. Police say he is expected to survive.

The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.

Anyone with further information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.


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