Broward County

Two men injured in Fort Lauderdale shooting but they didn’t press charges, cops say

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Fort Lauderdale Police say two men were injured in a Friday shooting. After police detained a possible suspect, the victims didn’t want him charged, so he was let go.

Two people were injured in a Fort Lauderdale shooting Friday afternoon, but aren’t looking to press charges on the alleged shooter.

At around 3:30 p.m., a call of a shooting at 110 SE 22nd St. came into the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, police said. Officers found two men with gunshot wounds, who were taken to Broward Health Medical Center.

Police later found the suspected shooter, who has not been identified, and detained him. Police said the victims told them they did not want to press charges and were not cooperating with the investigation.

As a result, police said, they released the suspect.

This story was originally published September 4, 2020 at 9:35 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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