Man collapses inside convenience store after being shot in Pompano Beach

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday morning near a convenience store in Pompano Beach.

The shooting victim was discovered at the Community Food Store on Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest Fourth Street.

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Two people in the area told Local 10′s Madeleine Wright that they heard about four or five gunshots in rapid succession as they were just getting up or still in bed.

A Local 10 News crew was at the scene as the entrance to the store and an adjacent street were blocked off with police tape.

A clerk at the store told Local 10 News that around 5:30 a.m., a man walked in bleeding and asking for help because he had just been shot.

The clerk said he walked across the street and through the parking lot before collapsing inside the store, right near the front door.

Bloody paper towels and a first aid kit were spotted on the ground next to where the victim was lying as paramedics tried to stop the bleeding.

Pompano Beach spokeswoman Sandra King confirmed that the victim had been shot multiple times.

She said he was taken to Broward Health North by Pompano Beach Fire Rescue officials and is listed in critical condition. She said the victim appeared to paramedics to be a man in his 30s.

Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesman Carey Codd said the agency’s Violent Crimes detectives and Crime Scene Unit are at the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Anyone with further information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.


About the Authors:

Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com.