A verbal dispute between two customers outside a 7-Eleven in Fort Lauderdale escalated until one of them opened fire on the other, sending the injured man to the hospital, police said.
Fort Lauderdale Police units responded to the scene of the shooting along the 2900 block of East Sunrise Boulevard, at around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Officers arrived to find the victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
According to the store clerk, the two customers got into an argument in the parking lot, and at one point, one of them fired a single round at the other. The shooter apparently brought the victim into the convenience store, and then 911 was called.
“Pretty shocking, to say the least. It’s not every day you get to see this at work. The exchange lasted no more than a few seconds, so it wasn’t like any yelling, I didn’t hear any yelling,” the clerk said.
The victim was shot in the abdomen, police said. He was transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition.
Detectives were seen taking photos of the crime scene and speaking with witnesses.
Police said the gunman fled the scene, possibly in a light colored sedan.
Officers have since cleared the scene, and the 7-Eleven is open for business as usual.
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