Shooting closes Florida Turnpike
August 15th, 2009 - 2:15 am ICT by John Le FevreAll lanes of the Florida Turnpike are shut down this afternoon following a shooting and vehicle crash leading to a fatality.
Florida state troopers are routing northbound traffic off of the highway at Hollywood Boulevard, Exit 49, and southbound traffic is being routed off the highway at Griffin Road, Exit 53.
Davie police have launched a death investigation, but officials did not have additional information.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol website traffic has been stalled since about 1:20 pm.
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