Driver Dies After Being Shot Near Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Broward sheriff's investigators are trying to determine what led to a deadly shooting Sunday night.

Investigators said just after 10 p.m., a man was driving an older model orange Oldsmobile south on Northwest 27th Avenue when someone began shooting at his car near NW 11th Street.

The injured man continued driving toward Sunrise Boulevard and then headed east where he lost control and hit a tree.

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue took the man to Broward Health Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Investigators have not identified the victim but family members on the scene identified him by his nickname Butter Cutlass Vert, Mr. 442, the handle used on his Facebook page in the name of the car he loved.

No other passengers suffered serious injuries.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS (8477).