An investigation was underway after a shooting in a Lauderdale Lakes neighborhood left a man hospitalized early Monday morning.
The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. in the 3700 block of Northwest 29th Street, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said.
The man who was shot was driven to a local hospital, where he was expected to survive.
A woman who said she's the 33-year-old man's mother said he was outside when the shots were fired. She said he lost a lot of blood as he was driven to the hospital.
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“I just heard lot of gunshots, and we was just running for cover," the woman said.
NBC6 was at the scene early Monday when there was a large law enforcement presence.
Authorities had blocked off the area around the intersection of Northwest 38th Avenue and 29th Street as they conducted their investigation.
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Video captured by NBC6 showed officials knocking on doors, speaking with a group of people outside and saw them with flashlights around a white Chevy sedan parked outside of a home.
NBC6 spoke with a man who lives nearby and he said a stray bullet went through a car parked in his yard and pierced the radio inside.
"I got scared," said the neighbor. "I heard the shot and it was very loud so I thought it was close by."
Officials haven't released information about a motive or possible suspect. The shooting remains under investigation.
Neighbors said they weren't shocked by the violence in the area.
“In these times, to be expected. But not next door, you know," Stephen Henderson said. "So, it’s, that’s why we didn’t get out of the bed. It’s like, ‘Okay, I’ve heard that before, but just don’t move.’”
“There’s no such thing as, ‘It don’t happen in my neighborhood.’ It can happen anywhere," said the victim's mother. “It’s a lot going through my head, but I know God will see him through. So, that’s the most important part.”
