The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night.
According to BSO spokeswoman Claudinne Caro, the shooting was reported shortly after 10:30 p.m. near the 3200 block of Northeast First Avenue.
“BSO district deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded,” Caro said in an email to Local 10 News. “On scene, deputies located a man suffering from a gunshot wound. BSO deputies immediately began administering life-saving measures.”
Video taken at the scene shows deputies giving chest compressions to the victim outside a home.
Caro confirmed that paramedics transported the man to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
She said a second man was also treated at the hospital following the shooting, but he suffered an injury not considered to be life-threatening.
BSO’s Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night.
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According to BSO spokeswoman Claudinne Caro, the shooting was reported shortly after 10:30 p.m. near the 3200 block of Northeast First Avenue.
“BSO district deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded,” Caro said in an email to Local 10 News. “On scene, deputies located a man suffering from a gunshot wound. BSO deputies immediately began administering life-saving measures.”
Video taken at the scene shows deputies giving chest compressions to the victim outside a home.
Caro confirmed that paramedics transported the man to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
She said a second man was also treated at the hospital following the shooting, but he suffered an injury not considered to be life-threatening.
BSO’s Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.