Two men were hospitalized and one was killed in a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning near Player’s Sports Bar and Grill in North Lauderdale. The incident took place near the 5200 block of North State Road 7, a location that has been the subject of shootings before, as reported by a nearby resident during an interview with NBC6’s Lena Salzbank.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a call was received around 3:41 a.m. regarding the shooting. Upon investigation, detectives discovered that all three shooting victims had taken themselves to two local hospitals. Unfortunately, one of the victims was pronounced dead by emergency personnel. The other two men sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were receiving treatment.
BSO Homicide Units are currently looking into the cause of the shooting and urge anyone with information to contact Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. For more updates on this developing story, stay tuned with NBC6.