At least five people including two juveniles were injured in a shooting at an apartment complex in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday night, police said.
The shooting happened shortly after 8:40 p.m. at the Broward Gardens apartment complex in the 2900 block of Northwest 19th Street.
Fort Lauderdale Police officials said a group of people were in the courtyard area of the complex when they were confronted by another group, and gunfire ensued.
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Police released 911 calls Thursday that paint a picture of the panic that ensued after the shooting.
"They was outside popping fireworks and somebody just walked up and shot them," a woman tells a 911 operator in one of the calls. "One of them was shot in the leg, the other two have gone to the hospital already...the other two got shot in the arm."
"I need an ambulance," another woman tells a 911 operator in another call. "Please hurry up, my son got shot, he got shot in his leg."
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Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported five people to Broward Health Medical Center, police said. One adult had life-threatening injuries, while the rest of the victims had non-life-threatening ones.
Two juveniles were among the victims, police said. Officials didn't release exact ages or identities.
One woman said two of her sons were hurt in the shooting, includng an 11-year-old who was grazed by a bullet and a 14-year-old who had a bullet go through his leg.
The shooting had residents of the complex, including two mothers, worried about their safety.
"It's scary and I'm just ready to move from over here," one mother said. "This is ridiculous, we can't even let our kids outside and feel safe, you know, because every day is shooting and you're just scared to let your kids outside."
"It is very sad because I've got kids of my own and they play outside so it's like when your kids ask to go outside you have to tell them no because of the things that are going around and they don't understand, it's heartbreaking really," another woman said.
Detectives are conducting an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding this shooting.
"This is, of course, a very serious matter, and we're taking this very seriously," Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Patrick Lynn told reporters. "All resources of the police department have been deployed to determine the cause of this incident and identify the suspects involved as quickly as we can."
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact police at 954-828-5676 or 954-828-6617.
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