Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured early Thursday morning near a 7-Eleven store.
According to authorities, officers responded at approximately 4:30 a.m. to the 2900 block of East Sunrise Boulevard in reference to reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they found a victim suffering from a possible gunshot wound. Officers immediately provided tactical medical aid.
Preliminary findings suggest the incident began as a verbal altercation before escalating when the suspect produced a firearm and shot the victim in the abdomen…