LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLA. (WSVN) - A 16-year-old boy was transported to the hospital after he was shot in a Lauderhill neighborhood, police said, and now officers are on the search for the person who pulled the trigger.
Lauderhill Police responded to the scene of the shooting at an apartment complex near Northwest 54th Terrace and 18th Court, just after 5:30 p.m., Tuesday.
Responding officers arrived to find the victim lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds.
7News cameras captured rescue crews wheeling the teen into Broward Health Medical Condition.
A neighbor said she heard a gunshot go off and rushed out of her home to find the victim on the ground.
“He was like, ‘Please call my mom, please call my mom,'” said the neighbor, who asked not to be identified or show her face on camera. “He said he was shot in the neck, and I asked him how old he is. He said he was 16 years old and said that some other boys were coming after him and stuff like that.”
But police said he apparently wasn’t alone.
According to officers, a group of four teens were fighting.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that there were four males involved in some sort of physical altercation, and at some point, one of those suspect males pulled out a firearm and began shooting. The victim goes down; the other three males scatter,” said Lauderhill Police Maj. Michael Santiago.
“He said a couple of boys were coming after him and stuff like that,” said the neighbor who spoke with 7News.
While one of the teens lay on the ground begging for help, the three others apparently fled the scene.
So, as children played nearby on the complex basketball court, police began searching by air and ground.
“A lot of people on the roadways and the houses, everybody’s out, very dangerous situation, so we’re just asking that the people [who] know what happened to come forward, talk to us,” said Santiago.
Meanwhile, the injured teen was transported to the hospital.
According to police, from what witnesses told them, it may have been two guys against the other two teens in some sort of fight.
The teen underwent surgery, and as of Wednesday afternoon is listed in critical condition at the hospital.
If you have any information on this shooting, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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