Three people inside car were shot and wounded in robbery, Lauderhill police say
Three men were taken to the hospital after an early morning robbery led to gunfire in a residential Lauderhill neighborhood, police said.
Officers were dealing with a broken-down vehicle early Thursday in the 3400 block of Inverrary Boulevard when a white Hyundai Elantra with three men and a woman inside pulled up.
The people asked the police for help. They said they had been robbed and shot.
Officers immediately called paramedics and began investigating, said Lauderhill police Lt. Michael Santiago, the department’s spokesman.
The three men were taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. Two of the men are in stable condition and one is in surgery, Santiago said. The woman was not injured.
Based on what detectives were told, the robbery-turned-shooting happened at 3862 NW 68th Way. The area is a quiet residential neighborhood just a few minutes from where the officers were handling the stopped vehicle, Santiago said.
Santiago says none of the victims live in the area. Police say they are “young adults” but have not disclosed their names or ages.
The group was driving to the hospital when they spotted the Lauderhill officers and asked for help, he said.
Their Elantra’s front passenger side window was shattered. There were bullet holes in the rear window and the rear passenger side of the car, Santiago said.
Detectives are working to learn key details: What was taken during the robbery? Did the robbery and shooting happen outside of the car? Was the group driving on the street when it happened?
Anyone who saw something that can help with the investigation is asked to call police.
This article will be updated.
This story was originally published February 18, 2021 at 7:01 AM.
