A shooting left one man dead and another hospitalized Thursday in Pompano Beach, authorities said. NBC6’s Niko Clemmons reports
A shooting left one man dead and another hospitalized Thursday in Pompano Beach, authorities said.
The shooting was reported at around 1:45 p.m. near the 1100 block of Northeast 10th Street, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
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Deputies and paramedics responded to the scene and found two male victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
One of the victims was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased, BSO said. The other was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle. His condition was not disclosed.
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The victims were not identified.
Many people tell NBC6 that the shooting happened next to a quiet neighborhood and the Pompano Beach Air Park.
“Sad, because this has never happened before,” one woman said.
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Yesenia Tejera was heading home and recorded paramedics performing CPR on one of the men who was shot. She says her children were also in the car.
"I'm scared, I was scared, I felt pain in my belly,” Tejera said.
Willie Ann Jenkins lives across the street from where the shooting happened. She, like many of her neighbors, acknowledges the area is changing.
“I really think it's sad,” Jenkins said. “I'm always concerned the way things are going on now anyway.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
