LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Lauderhill police are investigating after a woman was shot multiple times while driving through the parking lot of an apartment complex.
The incident occurred just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Cypress Grove Apartment Complex at 4411 NW 18th St.
According to Lauderhill police Lt. Michael Santiago, multiple people called 911 to report that a vehicle had struck several other vehicles in the parking lot.
Officers arrived at the scene and found the driver of that vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
“When I woke up, there was a bunch of police outside, a bunch of ambulances,” Janiya Crawford, who lives at the apartment complex said. “They were putting someone in the stretcher, but no one could tell what happened. They were asking if we heard any banging on the window or any gunshots, and we didn’t hear anything.”
According to authorities, it appears that the victim lost consciousness at some point after the shooting before crashing into the vehicles.
They said it also appears that there was a struggle inside of the vehicle.
The victim was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where she died.
“I got up. There was a bunch of police. They blocked the whole scene so nobody could go to work this morning. It was a lot going on,” resident Stanley Simon said.
A description of the shooter was not immediately known and detectives have been canvassing the area for any leads and to identify potential witnesses.
Police said it’s unclear why the victim was in the apartment complex at the time of the shooting.
Anyone with further information is asked to call the Lauderhill Police Department at 954-497-4700 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.