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Gunman and Broward deputy trade shots after man wounded at nightclub

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15 May, 2017

A shooting at a Deerfield Beach nightclub led to a deputy and a shooter exchanging gunfire early Monday, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

The BSO Public Information Office is now working a developing incident regarding a deputy-involved shooting located at: 4200 block of North Dixie Highway, Deerfield Beach. He was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked out.

Deputies later found a man who had been shot at the Tropicante.

Public Information officer Veda Coleman-Wright is now gathering the details.

The shootout happened after the deputy, on patrol around 3 a.m., heard shots in the area. It's unknown if any of the suspects were injured.

The man was taken into surgery and his condition wasn't known.

Dozens of deputies and police officers have converged on the area near North Dixie Highway and Sample Road and set up a perimeter which extends to the borders of Pompano Beach and Boca Raton.

Coleman-Wright says the deputy returned fire, but it wasn't clear whether the suspect was hit. Deputies are encouraging drivers to avoid the area.


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