FORT LAUDERDALE – An investigation is underway after a double shooting in the parking lot of a Lauderhill strip mall that left one man dead and another person hurt early Wednesday.
Christopher Matthew Fletcher, 34, died after being rushed for treatment to Broward Health Medical Center, according to a written statement from Lauderhill police.
A second unidentified man walked into Florida Medical Center for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said. He was later taken to Broward Health Medical Center, police said.
Investigators did not say if they have identified a suspect accused of shooting the pair.
According to Lauderhill police, they received a call about the shooting at the shopping plaza in the 4500 block of N University Drive around 3:30 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot multiple times and lying on the ground.
Evidence markers on the ground indicate the shooting took place near The Spot Lounge Bar & Grill in the plaza.