Police officer and a suspect injured in shooting near Bass Pro Shops in Dania Beach
A Plantation police officer and a suspect were injured Friday in a shooting near the Bass Pro Shops in Dania Beach.
Anne-Judith Lambert, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Miami Field Office, said the DEA and the Broward Sheriff’s Office were conducting a cocaine trafficking investigation when the shooting happened.
According to BSO, a call came in at about 1 p.m. reporting that a person had been shot at the store, 200 Gulf Stream Way, just west of Interstate 95.
Lambert said the suspect had fired at the Plantation officer, and they had fired back. Both were hurt, but the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
The officer was a part of BSO’s Drug Task Force.
News helicopter footage showed deputies in an area of the parking lot that has been surrounded by police tape.
The investigation shut down some access to the Tri-Rail Fort Lauderdale Airport Station in the area, but cars and shuttle buses are now clear to enter.
This bulletin will be updated.
This story was originally published April 23, 2021 at 2:13 PM.
