Police are searching for a suspect after a man was found shot to death outside a motel in Fort Lauderdale early Monday.
The investigation was underway outside a Motel 6 on Marina Mile Boulevard near Interstate 95 where a body could be seen on the ground in the parking lot covered by a yellow tarp.
Multiple officers responded to the scene and several evidence markers were on the ground near the body.
Fort Lauderdale Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area shortly after 1:30 a.m. and found the victim.
The victim, whose identity wasn’t released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Some motel guests said they heard gunshots. Guest Matua Maritata didn’t hear the shots but ran over to help the man, who was laying next to a BMW in the parking lot.
“My main concern was the victim, that was my main concern immediately,” Maritata said. “What I saw was him laying on the ground like this, and he had one gunshot here and there, exit wound look like it came out through his shoulder. Which gave me a little bit of hope, like did it miss all the vital organs?”
Police said the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. No arrests have been made but the incident remains under investigation.
No other information was immediately known.
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