A man was shot and killed early Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale and now police are searching for a suspect.
The shooting happened shortly after 3 a.m., when police and fire rescue responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the area of the 1300 block of Northwest 8th Avenue.
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WATCH HEREOnce there, they found one man who had been shot. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The man's identity hasn't been released.
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Police said the shooting happened outside a home and the man was found shot next to a silver car.
Neighbors like Lamont Gilbert, meanwhile, lament that "everyday, something's going on."
He told NBC6 that the house that seemed to be the center of the investigation has had problems before.
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"It wasn’t like that I want to say a year ago. Like a year ago, everything was noisy on that end; this end was quiet. And now, this end is the noisy end," Gilbert said.
He said that side of the block has been known to have drug-related issues in the past, and he thinks that may have played a part in the shooting. Police have not confirmed that the shooting was drug-related.
But the increase in police activity has made Gilbert want to move out of the area where he, his children and grandchildren live.
"I've seen the police and all the crime tape. Roped off the whole neighborhood," he said. "It's been bad. I mean, people have been complaining. It's been bad."
Resident Gloria Walcott agrees. She’s hoping this deadly shooting will spark change.
"I don’t socialize with them at all. I don’t socialize at all with them. If I ain't in the house, I’m gone," Walcott said. "You never know when you’re going to walk out the door and get shot, especially if you’re going to the garbage."
Fort Lauderdale Police said the investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information about the gunfire or a possible suspect should call them immediately.
