Police were investigating multiple scenes in Hollywood and Hallandale Beach Tuesday after witnesses reported finding a woman who'd been shot in a roadway.
A witness told NBC6 he was riding his bike along Pembroke Road and South Federal Highway in Hallandale Beach around 4 a.m. when he saw a car drive up and then saw a woman fall to the ground, lying face down.
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"Like, she tried to take a step and then she fell and collapsed, I stood over her and I just asked if she is ok, I just seen her choking," witness Lequan Payne said.
That same witness said he approached the woman to see if she was okay, but she couldn't answer.
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"I was the one asking her like 'yo, you alright?'" Payne said. "I was stopping the cars from hitting her because cars were still coming and she was laid out right there. But the other people called 911."
Other witnesses said they saw the woman being tossed from the car.
When first responders arrived, witnesses said that was when they noticed how much she was bleeding.
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"The ambulance came and they took her away, and when they turned her over there was a lot of blood coming out of her mouth and that’s when we found out that she was shot," Payne said.
Hallandale Beach Police confirmed they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and said she was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, around the corner in Hollywood, near the Richard's Hotel, police were investigating a gray Mustang that crashed into a tree around the same time the woman was found.
Surveillance video showed the gray car crashing into the tree before two people were seen getting out and running from the area.
Video captured from the scene by NBC6 showed heavy police presence around the entire area roped off with police tape, as the heavily damaged Mustang was towed from the scene.
The Hallandale Beach Police Department is leading the investigation in collaboration with the Hollywood Police Department.
Hallandale Beach Police have confirmed that the two incidents are connected.