BSO Deputy Shoots, Kills Knife-Wielding Man Outside North Lauderdale Strip Mall

Miami FL

16 April, 2021

5:26 PM

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By Joan Murray, CBS Miami April 16, 2021 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A South Florida man is dead after the Broward Sheriff's Office says a deputy was forced to shoot at the knife-wielding man who made threats, refused to drop his weapon, and then lunged at the deputy outside a North Lauderdale strip mall. BSO officials state they received a 911 call around 9:15 Thursday night regarding a man with a knife, who was cutting himself and waving the knife around, inside a Ross Dress for Less store at 7300 West McNab Road. The first deputy on scene encountered the man outside of the business. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.