Deputies have detained a person for questioning after a Dunkin' employee shot a man in the drive-thru of a Lauderdale Lakes shop Monday morning, officials said.
The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. at a shopping center in the 3900 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said.
Deputies responded to a report of a shooting and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the drive-thru area of a Dunkin'-Baskin Robbins.
The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment. His identity and exact condition weren't released.
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Footage from the scene showed deputies and SWAT officers at the scene outside the Dunkin'-Baskin Robbins, with the plaza closed off.
BSO spokeswoman Miranda Grossman said the employee fled the scene after the shooting, but SWAT responded because authorities weren't sure at first whether the employee had barricaded himself inside the shop.
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Grossman said no other injuries were reported.
"This happened around 8:30 this morning when people are getting their coffee, getting their breakfast and heading to work, and could have been much worse," Grossman said. "Luckily just one person was hurt."
Authorities know who the shooter is and are searching for him, but aren't releasing his name, Grossman said.
Officials later confirmed that they had detained a person for questioning.
Detectives are still trying to determine what led to the shooting.
"We are aware of the incident that occurred at our franchised location in Lauderdale Lakes, FL. The franchisee is cooperating fully with the police in their investigation," a Dunkin' spokesperson said in a statement. "Given that this is an active investigation, we defer any further comment to the local police department."
No other information was immediately known.
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