FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police in Broward County are investigating a shooting.
It happened around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex in the area of Northwest 19th Street and 29th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
Fort Lauderdale police tweeted that officers had responded to the area in reference to a shooting with multiple victims.
According to police, a group of people were gathered in a courtyard of the apartment complex when they were confronted by a second group.
“It was just like ‘pow, pow’ multiple times, so when I ran outside, I seen everybody running,” one witness said. “I just grab my son, put them inside and then that’s when I saw them come around saying, ‘We’re shot, we’re shot.”
The witness told Local 10 News that one victim was shot in the chest, while another was shot in the hand and some of the victims were teenagers.
Police said a total of five people were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, including two juveniles.
One of the three adults suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.
A woman who lives in the apartment complex and said she witnessed the shooting told Local 10 News’ Bridgette Matter that she helped one of the victims who was shot in the leg.
“It’s scary and I’m ready to move,” said the woman, who did not want to be identified. “This is ridiculous. We can’t even let our kids outside and feel safe, because every day there’s a shooting and you’re scared to let your kids outside.”
Authorities are working to locate the shooter or shooters.
Police have not released the names of the victims involved in the shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to call Fort Lauderdale police or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.