Fort Lauderdale

Man Dies After Shooting in Fort Lauderdale Neighborhood

Detectives were seen conducting an investigation outside a home on the street, with multiple evidence markers on and near the driveway

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Police are investigating a shooting in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood that left a man dead Thursday morning.

Fort Lauderdale Police officials said officers had responded to a call of possible shots fired in the 4700 block of Northeast 18th Avenue just after 2 a.m.

Officers found evidence of a shooting but weren't able to find a victim.

But a short time later, a man arrived at nearby Holy Cross Hospital with injuries consistent with a shooting, police said.

He was transferred to Broward Health Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.

The man's identity wasn't released.

Detectives were seen conducting an investigation outside a home on the street, with multiple evidence markers on and near the driveway.

Police said an investigation was ongoing.

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