Man fatally shot in downtown Hollywood, police say. Detectives look for man seen nearby.
A man was killed in an early morning shooting Wednesday in downtown Hollywood, police said.
By the evening, police released photos of a man detectives say was seen leaving the area after the shooting.
The shooting happened around 4:05 a.m. in the 1900 block of Hollywood Boulevard, about a quarter mile on foot from Young Circle Park.
Officers responding to a report of a shooting found a wounded man and rushed him to Memorial Regional Hospital. The man, whom police have not yet identified, later died from his injuries.
While police have not released a motive or whether the men knew each other, the department called the shooting “an isolated incident.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Hollywood Police Department at 954-764-4357(HELP) or 954- 967-4567 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477(TIPS) or www.browardcrimestoppers.org.
This story was originally published December 23, 2020 at 9:46 AM.
