Fort Lauderdale cops were breaking up a fight when gunshot sent man to the hospital

Fort Lauderdale cops were breaking up a fight when gunshot sent man to the hospital

Officers are investigating Sunday after a man was shot overnight in Fort Lauderdale, police said.

Read more Fort Lauderdale cops were breaking up a fight when gunshot sent man to the hospital

Police were in the area of Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest 2nd Street breaking up a fight when they heard a gunshot around 3:45 a.m., Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesperson Kerri Hagerty said. Officers detained multiple people and found a gun; but they didn’t find anyone who had been hit.

“A short time later, an adult male arrived at Plantation General Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound,” Hagerty said. “The victim has declined to cooperate with police.”

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The investigation is ongoing, he said, and no additional information was immediately available.

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