POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A teenager was shot in the leg on Wednesday afternoon in Pompano Beach, according to Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel.
Deputies responded shortly after 2:15 p.m. to the 1300 block of Northwest Third Avenue, according to Carey Codd, a spokesman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
“On scene, deputies located a teenage male with a gunshot wound to the leg. Paramedics transported him to a nearby hospital for treatment of the injury which is not expected to be life-threatening,” Codd wrote in a statement.
BSO later confirmed that the teen was inside a home when another male pulled out a gun to show it off.
“At some point, the firearm discharged, and the victim was shot in the leg,” Codd said in a news release.
He said the suspect fled the scene after the shooting.
Neighbors were left shaken.
“As a mother of a teenage daughter myself, it’s really sad that these type of things happen around here,” said Yvette Hernandez.
“When you have kids and you hear like a gunshot and you live around here, that makes you think like what are you gonna do?” said James Clairontus.
Local 10 News Assignment Editor Sofia Mendez contributed to this report.
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