FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are currently searching for an armed subject after a man was fatally shot in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue crews responded to a shooting in the area of Northwest 22nd Street and 15th Avenue at around 12:15 p.m., Wednesday.

Witnesses told authorities there was a verbal dispute between two men that escalated when one shot the other.

The victim was transported to Broward Health Medical Center as a trauma alert where he succumbed to his injuries shortly after.

A perimeter has since been established to find the shooter.

Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

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