LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLA. (WSVN) - A man was taken to the hospital after he came under fire in broad daylight in Lauderdale Lakes, authorities said, the third shooting in the area in the last three days.
Lauderhill Fire Rescue units transported the victim after he arrived at a fire station and claiming he had been shot, Thursday.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the victim and a female arrived in a black Nissan sedan at Station 110, located at 3120 NW 12th Place in Lauderhill.
Investigators said the shooting happened along Oakland Park Boulevard, right on the roadway.
“A white Altima and a black Altima road rage, and they were shooting at each other,” said a first responder in radio transmissions.
A bullet hole was seen in the passenger’s side rear door of the black Altima.
Rescuers could be heard on the radio trying to calm one person down while treating the other.
“Relax, relax, relax, relax, relax. Be advised we’re going to have one trauma alert. I got a male shot in the chest,” said the first responder.
Paramedics transported the man to Broward Health Medical Center with serious injuries, but he was conscious at the time.
7News cameras captured paramedics wheeling in the patient.
Detectives said a person of interest was questioned by officers in Fort Lauderdale.
This is the third day in a row a shooting has occurred in Lauderdale Lakes. Authorities said a man who was trying to break up a fight was shot and killed on Tuesday at the Walmart located at 3001 N. State Road 7.
Investigators said Thierry Bastien was killed when 22-year-old Tironie Sterling, an employee who was off the clock, opened fire on him.
Bastien leaves behind two children, including his 4-month-old infant, Thierry Jr.
Wednesday afternoon, detectives said, a woman was shot in front of Park Lakes Elementary School, also on State Road 7.
All three shootings remain under investigation.
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