Woman shoots man at Fort Lauderdale hotel, police say
A woman shot a man at a Fort Lauderdale hotel Tuesday morning in what police said they believe to be a domestic-violence case.
The shooting happened shortly before 10 a.m. at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott North hotel at 6550 North Andrews Avenue, according to the Fort Laurderdale Police Department.
When officers arrived, they found a man shot in the upper body and began rendering medical aid, police said. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue paramedics took him to Broward Health Medical Center. The extent of his injuries was not immediately released.
Police have “detained pending interview” the woman accused of shooting the man, the department said.
Police have not named either person, and the shooting is under investigation.
This is the third shooting in Fort Lauderdale in two days. A man was shot and wounded Monday morning during an altercation with a woman in the 900 block of Northwest Seventh Avenue.
And, a woman was shot in the arm Monday night in the 1700 block of Northwest 18th Street.