Two killed in Lauderhill stabbing spree, suspect taken into custody

Two men were killed in Lauderhill’s 5300 block of Northwest 19th Street after a knife-wielding man triggered a police search Tuesday morning. The confrontation began when a civilian alerted police that a man had tried to attack him with a knife. When officers tried to arrest the suspect, he ran into the residential complex, setting off a perimeter that brought in the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Sunrise Police.

While officers searched the area, another 911 call came in reporting a person on the ground with stab wounds. Responding officers found that victim, then discovered a second stabbing victim nearby. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was rushed to a local hospital but later died from his injuries.

K-9 units eventually tracked down the suspect, who was taken into custody without further incident. The heavy law-enforcement presence left crime scene tape around part of the complex as investigators moved through the area. One relative said a victim was wheelchair-bound, and a neighbor later remembered him as a good man who had not caused any trouble.

The initial police response came between about 11:15 a.m. and noon on June 30. Police had not publicly identified the victims or the suspect, and the motive remained unknown.

Separate cases in June included a stabbing in the 2200 block of Northwest 58th Terrace and another in the 4700 block of Northwest 19th Street during an armed robbery.