FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities are investigating a shooting that left one person injured Wednesday morning in Fort Lauderdale.
The shooting was reported around 10:15 a.m. in the area of Northwest 19th Street and 31st Avenue.
Surveillance video obtained by Local 10 news shows the victim walking out of a convenience store and down an ally moments before witnesses said he was found shot.
“I see the guy laying on the ground. I went and stood over him and grabbed another guy’s phone and talked to the operator about what was going on – that the guy was down in the alleyway,” a witness told Local 10 News. “I discovered that he had been shot through the operator, but I didn’t see any blood or anything. But he was breathing and I stayed with him until police arrived.”
Sky 10 was above the scene about a half hour later as police were spotted behind the strip mall.
According to Fort Lauderdale police, officers arrived at the scene to find a man who had been injured in the shooting.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials confirmed the victim was transported to Broward Health Medical Center in serious condition.
Fort Lauderdale police spokesperson Casey Liening said detectives are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
No other details were immediately released.
Anyone who witnessed the shooting is asked to call the Fort Lauderdale Police Department or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.