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Investigation underway after man found dead inside SUV in Fort Lauderdale

Victim shot to death inside car, police say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found inside an SUV Friday morning.

The body was discovered in the 800 block of Northeast 14th Place.

A Local 10 News crew was at the scene as police were focusing their attention on a maroon-colored Ford Escape.

The victim appeared to be sitting in the driver’s seat parked outside a small, single-story apartment building.

A man arrived at the scene later in the morning, visibly distraught, and spoke to police for several minutes.

The victim’s body was later removed from the vehicle and taken away by the medical examiner’s office before the SUV was towed away as evidence.

According to Fort Lauderdale police spokesperson Casey Liening, the shooting appears to be a homicide and foul play is suspected.

No other details were immediately released by police.

Anyone with further information about the shooting is asked to call the Fort Lauderdale Police Department or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.


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