2 critically hurt in workplace shooting in Fort Lauderdale
May 14, 2021
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) A workplace shooting critically injured two people when an argument broke out among co-workers in South Florida on Friday morning, police said.
Fort Lauderdale police Det. DeAnna Greenlaw told news outlets that one employee shot two co-workers and ran off.
There was a heavy police presence around the business, which is in a workplace in a warehouse district near Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.
“The suspect fled from the business and remains at large,” Greenlaw said. “The victims were transported to Broward Health Medical Center and remain in critical condition.”
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