FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police in Broward County are investigating a shooting.
It happened Tuesday at approximately 6:40 p.m. in the area of the 800 block of Northwest 22nd Road in Fort Lauderdale.
According to police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and found a victim who had been shot.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue rushed the victim to Broward Health Medical Center but did not provide an update on their condition.
The shooting happened near the home of a woman named Essie Reed, known throughout the neighborhood as Big Mama.
A pillar of this community, known for her food and toy drives and mentoring others, Reed used Local 10’s cameras to remind her neighbors of an important message.
“L-o-v-e, love,” she said. “I ask my young people, stop. This is your Big Momma. We need you. Every family needs each other.”
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.