Man detained after woman shot in Wilton Manors, witness says

WILTON MANORS, Fla. — A man was detained Friday morning after a woman was shot in Wilton Manors, a witness told Local 10 News.

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The investigation is unfolding at the Palm Gardens shopping center off North Andrews Avenue and Northeast 26^th Drive.

Local 10’s Michaila Hightower was at the scene as a man was detained and placed in the back of a patrol car.

What appeared to be blood and pieces of clothing could be seen on the ground in the shopping center.

Dwayne Lewis, who witnessed the shooting, told Hightower that a woman had been shot in the leg, however police did not immediately confirm that information.

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“The victim — she was lying right next to me. She was bleeding out,” he said.

Lewis said he was waiting at a nearby bus stop when the shooting occurred.

“From the car, I probably heard about three or four (gunshots),” he said.

Lewis said there appeared to be a fight in the shopping center before the shooting.

“They were just arguing and I heard a woman say, ‘Baby, no; baby, no.’ Then he just let off some shots,” Lewis said. “Then the two he was shooting at just ran inside the little office area there — the tax office. The shooter turned around and went away to his car.”

In addition to the blood-stained concrete, a bullet hole was also spotted in the driver’s-side window of a Honda Accord.

“All she said was, ‘Please call the ambulance.’ She was talking to a girl,” Lewis said.

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Despite being shot in the leg, Lewis said the victim was calm and alert.