FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A verbal altercation early Thursday morning led to a shooting at a gas station in Fort Lauderdale that left one man injured, police confirmed.
According to Sgt. David Soika, the shooting was reported at about 4:30 a.m. at the 7-Eleven located along the 2900 block of East Sunrise Boulevard.
Soika said officers arrived at the scene and found a man who had been shot in the abdomen.
Officers immediately began rendering aid to the victim before he was transported to a local hospital by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue in critical but stable condition.
According to Soika, investigators discovered that the victim had been involved in a verbal dispute at the gas station when the other person pulled out a gun and fired a round at the victim, striking him.
The shooter then fled the scene, possibly in a light-colored sedan, Soika said.
No other details about the shooting were immediately known.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Lauderdale Police Department or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
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