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A police car in Broward County in a file photograph. (Archyde.com/Joe Skipper)
Two people died and two others had to be hospitalized after shooting happened this Thursday inside a public transport bus that was traveling through the city of Fort Lauderdale, in Florida (USA), according to the authorities.
The Police from the aforementioned city to the north of Miami confirmed on social networks that the “alleged shooter is already in custody” and that “one of the victims died in the scene of the shooting and the other in the hospital” to which she was rushed.
#FLPD & #FLFR confirms 4 people were transported as a result of the shooting that occurred on a bus. The bus came to a stop in the parking lot of the Fort Lauderdale Police Dept. As a result of this, a car crash occurred, injuring an additional 3 people who were treated on scene.
— Fort Lauderdale Police (@ftlauderdalepd) March 17, 2022
In addition, as a result of the shooting, there was a car accident” that left three other people injured who were treated by medical personnel at the scene of the events and that forced the closure of the area to traffic.
The injured were rushed to the Broward Health Medical Center and at least two of them were serious, the Fire Department said. Police said the bus driver was uninjured in the shooting. whose causes are unknownnot yet.
Investigators said four people received gunshot wounds when the bus headed west on Broward Boulevard. The bus driver managed to guide the vehicle to a nearby police station, but when maneuvering to enter the parking lot, he caused collision with other vehicles. The suspect turned himself in to officers in the same parking lot.