DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Gunfire erupted near a Deerfield Beach apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, sending neighbors into a frenzy and leaving investigators searching for answers.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded just before 2:30 p.m. to a shooting near Northeast 41st Street in Deerfield Beach. Authorities said the shooters fled the scene.

When deputies arrived, they learned a man had been shot and drove himself to Broward Health North.

One resident, Brian Lora, said a bullet struck the building where he lives.

“While sleeping with the bullet hole, it was literally, it was just down by the window. Probably would have been shot. Yeah, I would have been shot,” Lora said.

Lora also said neighbors were shaken by the incident.

“I know my neighbors and everybody else. They are probably traumatized because they ain’t never really experienced stuff like this before, so hopefully they good. There’s a lot of kids in this building as well,” he said.

At the hospital, a coworker from the victim’s parks and recreation job told Local 10 News the man was caught in the crossfire while working at a nature preserve.

Back at the scene, investigators found shell casings as they worked to piece together what happened and who was responsible.

Officials later said the victim is expected to be okay and that his injuries are not life-threatening.

The investigation is ongoing.

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