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PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- A federal agent died Tuesday afternoon after he was shot outside a Pembroke Pines post office.
Pembroke Pines police said the victim and middle-aged man got into some sort of fight at about 9 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the post office at ***** Road and Pines Boulevard.
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The middle-aged man fired at least one shot, striking the victim. The gunman then took off, police said.
The injured man was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police have not yet released the victim's name.
Sgt. Bryan Davis of the Pembroke Pines Police Department said the victim was an agent who worked for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency under the Department of Homeland Security. It was unclear if the agent was at the post office as part of an investigation, NBC 6's Ari Odzer reported.
"There's some witnesses that were on scene. We're still investigating, talking to them, trying to obtain the information from them," Davis said. "All we know is that the shooting occurred in the parking lot and the detectives right now are interviewing all the witnesses that were on scene."
Police and paramedics have surrounded the building. Investigators are interviewing postal employees and customers in the parking lot.
"There is a video inside the lobby of the post office, but we're not sure if that's going to produce anything. But we're going to help Pembroke Pines with getting that video and analyzing it and do the best we can to help Pembroke Pines with that incident," said U.S. Postal Inspector Bladimir Rojo.
Authorities said the suspect was driving a dark green or gray Chrysler 300. Police said he fled eastbound on Pines Boulevard after the shooting.
"He's a middle-aged man, possibly 44 to 55 years of age, described as having a full head of gray hair, a white, possibly Hispanic male, wearing a green in color, plaid short-sleeved shirt," Davis said.
Authorities have issued a statewide "be on the lookout" request for the suspect.
"We actually have, I've been told, upwards of 200 law enforcement officers either on-scene or en route to the area from local jurisdictions to the department of Homeland Security that's going to assist us in pretty much spreading out a dragnet and trying to locate the suspect," Davis said.
The post office was closed as a result of the investigation.
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That was an unlucky shot as the hospital is about 2 miles from the scene.
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- A federal agent died Tuesday afternoon after he was shot outside a Pembroke Pines post office.
Pembroke Pines police said the victim and middle-aged man got into some sort of fight at about 9 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the post office at ***** Road and Pines Boulevard.
Related Content: Images From The Scene
Click here to find out more!
The middle-aged man fired at least one shot, striking the victim. The gunman then took off, police said.
The injured man was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police have not yet released the victim's name.
Sgt. Bryan Davis of the Pembroke Pines Police Department said the victim was an agent who worked for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency under the Department of Homeland Security. It was unclear if the agent was at the post office as part of an investigation, NBC 6's Ari Odzer reported.
"There's some witnesses that were on scene. We're still investigating, talking to them, trying to obtain the information from them," Davis said. "All we know is that the shooting occurred in the parking lot and the detectives right now are interviewing all the witnesses that were on scene."
Police and paramedics have surrounded the building. Investigators are interviewing postal employees and customers in the parking lot.
"There is a video inside the lobby of the post office, but we're not sure if that's going to produce anything. But we're going to help Pembroke Pines with getting that video and analyzing it and do the best we can to help Pembroke Pines with that incident," said U.S. Postal Inspector Bladimir Rojo.
Authorities said the suspect was driving a dark green or gray Chrysler 300. Police said he fled eastbound on Pines Boulevard after the shooting.
"He's a middle-aged man, possibly 44 to 55 years of age, described as having a full head of gray hair, a white, possibly Hispanic male, wearing a green in color, plaid short-sleeved shirt," Davis said.
Authorities have issued a statewide "be on the lookout" request for the suspect.
"We actually have, I've been told, upwards of 200 law enforcement officers either on-scene or en route to the area from local jurisdictions to the department of Homeland Security that's going to assist us in pretty much spreading out a dragnet and trying to locate the suspect," Davis said.
The post office was closed as a result of the investigation.
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That was an unlucky shot as the hospital is about 2 miles from the scene.