Overview
- Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and discovered a man with gunshot wounds inside a white sedan just before 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Reporters and police observed bullet holes on the driver’s side, shell casings on the ground and a section of Northwest 13th Court closed while crime-scene teams documented evidence.
- A local station reported that the victim was identified by family as 32-year-old Mike Menard, but Fort Lauderdale police have not released an official victim or suspect identity.
- Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Fort Lauderdale Police or Broward County Crime Stoppers and have offered a possible reward of up to $5,000 for tips.
- Neighbors told reporters they heard multiple shots early in the morning and local surveillance video, reported by a local outlet, captured a person running from the scene; homicide detectives remain on site and the search for the gunman is ongoing.