According to witnesses, what started as an argument between two people in the Lauderdale Manors community, which is located off Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, on Saturday around 12:30 p.m. led to someone calling the police. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s when police said something unexpected happened. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhile on scene, officers were approached by an armed adult male who was not a part of the initial disturbance,\u201d said Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Bill Schultz. <\/p>\n
Police said that armed man shot his gun, prompting three officers to return fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspect, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the hospital,\u201d said Schultz. <\/p>\n
Home surveillance video near the scene showed two cars parked along Chateau Park Drive. A person can be seen in the street appearing to argue with someone about two minutes before police arrived.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, an investigator was observed photographing bullet holes in a vehicle at the scene. <\/p>\n
Evidence markers covered what were likely bullet shell casings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be conducting this investigation into this shooting,\u201d said Schultz. <\/p>\n
Police have yet to identify the person killed in the shooting. <\/p>\n
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