Police: Shooter didn’t know man killed outside house in Lauderhill

LAUDERHILL, Fla. — Detectives were investigating a man’s death after a shooting on Sunday morning in Lauderhill, police said.

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According to Lt. Antonio Gonzalez, a spokesman for the Lauderhill Police Department, the shooting was outside of a house along Northwest Seventh Street.

Lauderhill Fire Rescue personnel also responded and pronounced the man dead, near Northwest 39 Avenue, according to Gonzalez.

The shooter called 911 and was cooperating with detectives, according to Gonzalez. Dispatch records show the call for service was shortly after 3:50 a.m.

“A preliminary investigation indicates that a confrontation occurred outside the residence between the victim and the caller, who did not know the victim prior to the incident,” Gonzalez wrote in a statement.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call the Lauderhill Police Department at 954-497-4700 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 to remain anonymous.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.

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