Driver ambushed on I-75 shot multiple times, shooter still on loose, police say

SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. – A man was ambushed while driving on Interstate 75 in Broward County, according to Florida Highway Patrol, and the shooter is still on the loose.

It happened just before 5 a.m. Friday when the 24-year-old victim was driving in a Toyota sedan. One of the bullets hit him in the lower back, according to FHP.

The victim was able to drive himself to a Tom Thumb gas station, just off I-75 on Southwest 160th Avenue.

FHP said they responded to the gas station after a call that a man had been shot multiple times.

The victim was transported to Hollywood’s Memorial Hospital, where he is in stable condition.


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