One man is in custody and another is being questioned after a SWAT team entered a Fort Lauderdale home early Monday following an altercation, police said.
The incident began around 5 a.m. when the two men, identified as 28-year-old Frank Livolsi and 26-year-old Tetric Brown Jones, got into an altercation in the 1100 block of Northwest 24th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale Police said.
During the altercation, a gun was fired and Livolsi was struck in the hand, police said.
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Officers responded and took Jones into custody for outstanding warrants, police said. Livolsi fled in his car to his home which was a few blocks away, police said.
A SWAT team was called in and Livolsi eventually came out without incident. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment to his hand, and gave officers permission to enter his home and recover the firearm, police said.
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Neither Livolsi nor Jones were cooperative with the investigation and Livolsi didn't want to prosecute, police said.
The incident appears to be related to drugs, police said.
