A dog and a woman were wounded during a shooting on Friday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale.
The shooting was on the sidewalk along Seabreeze Boulevard near Harbor Drive, police said.
A witness said a man’s dog was not on a leash and ran up to a woman with a dog.
“The victim’s dog got scared and bit the shooter and his dog which is when the guy pulled a pistol out of his pocket and shot the woman’s dog,” Joe Matelsky said.
Fire rescue personnel reported treating the man for dog bites and taking the woman to the Broward Health Medical Center.
Casey Liening, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the woman’s hand was injured. Police officers took the dog injured to the Veterinary Emergency Group in Fort Lauderdale.
“The dog is expected to survive,” Liening wrote.
Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report. Local 10 News Reporter Cody Weddle is at the scene.
Two dogs were fighting when one of the dog owners pulled out a gun and fired on Friday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A dog and a woman were wounded during a shooting on Friday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale.
The shooting was on the sidewalk along Seabreeze Boulevard near Harbor Drive, police said.
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A witness said a man’s dog was not on a leash and ran up to a woman with a dog.
“The victim’s dog got scared and bit the shooter and his dog which is when the guy pulled a pistol out of his pocket and shot the woman’s dog,” Joe Matelsky said.
Fire rescue personnel reported treating the man for dog bites and taking the woman to the Broward Health Medical Center.
Casey Liening, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the woman’s hand was injured. Police officers took the dog injured to the Veterinary Emergency Group in Fort Lauderdale.
“The dog is expected to survive,” Liening wrote.
Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report. Local 10 News Reporter Cody Weddle is at the scene.
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