PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating after a woman was shot on Interstate 75 in Pembroke Pines.
The victim told Pembroke Pines Police a man broke into her apartment, located in the Century Village community in the area of Southwest 137th Avenue and 12th Street, at approximately 4:10 a.m., Wednesday.
The man, who police believe is the woman’s ex-boyfriend, took an unknown amount of cash from her home and fled the scene.
The woman then followed the man in her vehicle, and once the two were on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75, the man shot multiple rounds at the driver’s side of the woman’s vehicle, Florida Highway Patrol officials said.
She was struck in the torso by a bullet, but she managed to call 911 and drove herself to Memorial Hospital West.
“She was shot on the left side of the body,” said Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Yanko Reyes.
Police said bullets went flying near Sheridan Street, and that the shooting was intentional.
7News cameras captured crime scene investigators taking pictures inside of the victim’s black Audi parked in front of the emergency room before it was towed away.
The woman was transferred to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood where she is currently in stable condition.
“We recommend everybody always, when getting into an altercation, it’s best to just call 911, not to follow any suspects,” said Reyes. “We have seen time and again, it always ends up in violence, somebody getting shot, and it’s not worth it.”
Officials told 7News that the victim is expected to be OK.
The shooter is still at large, as Pembroke Pines Police continue to investigate.
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