FORT LAUDERDALE - A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed Monday night in Fort Lauderdale after a fight between two girls escalated into gunfire, according to police and family members. Tanasia Atterberry was standing near the altercation when a man jumped in and started shooting, her family said.

A family is seeking justice after police said a 16-year-old girl died in the hospital after being shot in Fort Lauderdale on Monday night.

It happened shortly after 6 p.m. at 845 NW 10th Terrace. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue paramedics took the man to Broward Health Medical Center to be treated for serious injuries, said Frank Guzman, the department’s spokesman. Casey Liening, a Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman, said the shooting is under investigation.

A man was seriously injured in a shooting Tuesday evening, marking the second reported shooting in the city in just over 24 hours, according to Fort Lauderdale police.

A teen girl who was hospitalized following a shooting in Fort Lauderdale Monday night has died, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police said officers responded at 7:25 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of Northwest 8th Avenue, where they found the victim.

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Morgan Rynor reports she was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center with potentially life-threatening injuries.