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Fort Lauderdale Police-Involved Shooting After Officers Respond To Call Of Shots Fired

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Fort Lauderdale police say they were forced to shoot a man Monday night who was possibly shooting at other people.

Officers were called to NE 14th Avenue around seven 7 p.m. and found the man firing several shots from the fourth floor of a building.

One officer fired one shot at the suspect, hitting him in the stomach.

The man is now at a hospital and is expected to survive.

A delivery driver in the area also told police the suspect fired several rounds at his van.

Nobody besides the suspect was injured.

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