A fight between two groups outside a Citgo gas station ends with a man dead, deputies say

A fight between two groups outside a Lauderdale Lakes Citgo station Sunday ended with a man being shot to death, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called at about 5 a.m. Sunday to the station at 4400 N. State Rd. 7 by a passerby who said “something was happening at the gas station,” BSO said in a news release.

According to BSO, the gunfire was the result of “an altercation between two groups outside a Lauderdale Lakes hangout.” The fight escalated, the department said, and one man went and got a gun and began shooting at the crowd.

A responding deputy heard gunfire when he arrived and saw someone running away from the gas station, the department said.

According to BSO, that man was detained and questioned, but late Sunday BSO said he was not the shooter.

The victim, identified Sunday night as Cliff Ismael, 26, of North Lauderdale, was taken to Broward Health Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).

This story was originally published October 14, 2018 at 9:53 PM.