LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) - Lauderhill Police received calls from a person asking to send help, and when officers arrived, they found a man dead inside of a car.

According to Lauderhill Police, a 911 call was made at 7:46 a.m., Friday. When officers arrived on the scene, near Northwest Fifth Court and 33rd Avenue, 29-year-old Devon Payne was found dead inside of a car.

Police said Payne’s mother discovered the body with multiple gunshot wounds.

They are now searching for the shooter.

Police said there were no witnesses.

“What he was into, I’m not sure,” said father Dammon Payne. “I don’t know what could have caused it. From what I understand, it happened about two or three o’clock this morning. They heard the gunshots, but they didn’t find him until this morning when his mother and sisters and stuff were coming out and going to work.”

The death investigation remains ongoing.

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 $3,000 reward.

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