FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a drive-by shooting that left a 16-year-old boy dead early Sunday morning, authorities said.
According to Fort Lauderdale Police Spokeswoman Casey Liening, officers received a SoundThinking alert (formerly Shotspotter) around 2:15 a.m. between the 700 and the 900 block of Northwest 9th Avenue.
Authorities said upon arrival, they located a boy who was injured in the shooting.
According to Liening, the victim was transported by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue to Broward Health Medical Center and was pronounced dead.
The victim was inside of a vehicle at the time of the shooting with several other people and preliminary information indicates the shooter may have been in a different vehicle, according to police.
A Local 10 News crew was at the scene following the aftermath of the incident and saw detectives placing down a number of evidence markers in the middle of the road and blocking off the area to investigate.
Authorities said they are unaware if any additional victims were injured in the shooting.
The victim has not been identified by police and authorities have not released a motive for the shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Fort Lauderdale police at 954-828-5700 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.