Person taken to hospital after shooting near Blanche Ely High School football game
POMPANO BEACH - One person was taken to a hospital after shots were fired near a high school football game at Blanche Ely High School.
Shortly after 9:45 p.m. p.m. Saturday, Broward Sheriff's Office Pompano Beach District deputies were working the game against Plantation in Pompano Beach when shots fired were reported in the area, BSO said. The Broward County school district on Monday said the shooting did not occur at the game.
BSO originally said they responded at 7:30 p.m.
Responding deputies deputies located one individual suffering from a gunshot wound. They provided life-saving measures, BSO said.
Emergency personnel took the unidentified person to a local hospital with injuries listed as not life-threatening.
BSO Violent Crimes Unit detectives are investigating this incident. So far, they have determined the shooting is not related to the school or game.
The game was halted in the fourth quarter, according to the Miami Herald, and Ely won 18-16.