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Police Investigating After Car Riddled With Bullets in Fort Lauderdale Shooting

Officers were at the scene near Northwest 13th Street and 7th Avenue, where one car was towed away from the scene with several bullet holes in it

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Police are investigating a shooting that took place in Fort Lauderdale early Wednesday.

Officers responded to the area of Northwest 13th Street and 7th Avenue around 1 a.m. after receiving multiple ShotSpotter alerts.

One car, a Toyota sedan, was towed away from the scene with several bullet holes in it.

Fort Lauderdale Police officials said officers searched the area but they were not able to locate any victims.

Neighbors said they woke up to several gunshots.

"When I heard the shots, I didn’t know what was going on," Troy Neidermyer said. "No noise, no nothing, no cries, no, like in an accident you hear people talking, people gathering. There was nothing, it was just silence."

The shooting remains under investigation.

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

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