HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Investigators were combing through a crime scene in a Hollywood neighborhood and trying to piece together what exactly happened Sunday afternoon that left one man dead.
The Hollywood Police Department said that through their investigation they determined that the shooting evolved out of a dispute between neighbors. A person of interest has been detained, according to police.
At 1:24 p.m., officers responded to the 5400 block of Taft Street in reference to a shooting, where they found a man injured from a gunshot wound, according to Hollywood police. He was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital, where police confirmed that he died.
A Local 10 News crew was at the scene after the incident and saw a woman being taken out of a home on a gurney. She was then transported to a hospital, but it was unclear what her involvement or injuries were in connection with the shooting.
Jenny Guzman who lives nearby said she called 911.
“It sounded like, we thought it was a car crash at first, a loud bang . . . then I ran to the front and I see the neighbors arguing outside and (I) say to him, ‘There’s something going on over there.’ And that’s when I picked up the phone and called 911,″ she said.
No other details about the incident were immediately released.