POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A man died and two were injured after a shooting, the Broward Sheriff’s Office reported on Saturday morning.
The shooting was at about 10:30 p.m., on Friday in Pompano Beach, and fire rescue personnel took the three men to the hospital, according to Miranda Grossman, a spokeswoman for BSO.
Deputies responded to the shooting near the 600 block of Northwest 19th Street in Pompano Beach, also known as Branch Ely, east of Interstate 95.
Local 10 News spoke with Pompano Beach residents who said they ducked for cover after hearing several gunshots.
“It sounded like an automatic rifle, but it was repeating gunfire,” said one neighbor who asked to remain unidentified.
People who live nearby said several shootings have happened in the area recently.
“This is like the third time in the past year and a half,” said a neighbor. Personally, I’m tired of it, I just want to go to work come home and live, but I live on the wrong street.”
BSO has not identified the person killed in the shooting.
Authorities said the two other victims involved in the shooting are OK and their injuries are expected to be non-life threatening.
Detectives asked anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
This is a developing story. Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.
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