HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are searching for those responsible for shooting and killing a man in Hollywood.
It was an unmistakable sound Monday, just before 7 a.m.
“Out of the blue, some racket,” said the victim’s neighbor.
“I just heard, like, some gunshots,” said neighbor Nory Galendez.
“Three gunshots and like a space, and then another gunshot,” said a man.
Detectives said shots were fired on 73rd Avenue just south of Johnson Street. When police arrived, they found a man had been shot. He would not survive. A woman nearby was left inconsolable.
Police haven’t released the victim’s name, but a man who did not want to show his face said he is his neighbor.
“He was a nice kid,” said the victim’s neighbor. “He always said hi to my mom in the morning when he’d go to work, just really a shame.”
Nearby schools were put on lockdown as police began canvassing the neighborhood.
“We established a perimeter because we believed, at the time, that the suspects could possibly be in that area,” said Hollywood Police officer Christopher Lata.
Just a few blocks away, and around the same time, a car slammed into a house. The man who lives there didn’t want to be identified but told 7News the two people in the car did not stick around.
“I saw two guys. They opened the car, and they run,” said the man.
He said they match the two people seen in surveillance video. Police discovered the video and released it in hopes someone might know who they are.
“The video is in reference to two individuals who, at this time, are considered armed and dangerous, and the two individuals are people of interest in this investigation,” said Lata.
A 7News viewer also shared a video of two people climbing over a fence.
While police try to piece all of this together, a family is suffering.
“Never thought it would happen in front of your house,” said a man.
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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