Homicide investigation underway in Coral Springs after man found shot to death overnight, police say

A homicide investigation is underway in Coral Springs after police said a man was found shot to death early Thursday morning.

The Coral Springs Police Department said they responded to a report of a shooting in the 2500-block of Riverside Drive, and when officers arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.

The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Earlier in the morning police had told residents to avoid the area of Royal Palm Boulevard and Riverside Drive do to an "active investigation."

CBS News Miami crews spotted dozens of police officers and SWAT members at the scene, and the neighborhood had been blocked off with crime scene tape.

A school located nearby was also closed for the day after first being placed into a Code Red out of an abundance of caution as the investigation was continuing as parents were dropping off students for school.

A resident who lives across the street from where the massive police investigation was taking place said that around 3 a.m. he was awakened by the sound of rapid gunfire and first thought it was a thunderstorm.

"It's sad when you have to wake up and see this going on," resident Danny Raymonvil said. "I have kids walking to school asking me, 'Hey, do you know what's going on over there?' And I didn't tell them. I just said it was an accident and stuff like that. Because I don't want those kids to grow up thinking or going to school thinking like that. It's just unfortunate that this person had to lose their life like that."

Adding to the mystery, Chopper 4 also captured what appeared to be an assault rifle in a pool at a nearby apartment building. Police have not said if the weapon was connected to the shooting.

Another neighbor, Sandro Wong, told CBS News Miami, "I feel bad. Coral Springs is a nice area. It is quiet."

A spokesman for the Coral Springs police told CBS News Miami that this is an ongoing investigation and stated that no information would be released at this time about the victim, the motive, or the suspect in the case. He did say there was no threat to the public.

Police have been scouring the scene and have also set up a white tent for investigators as they sort through evidence.