NBC6’s Julia Bagg spoke to a witness and residents about the fatal attack. One woman said she’s lived there five years, and the crime had her thinking, “It’s time to leave.”
One person was killed in a double stabbing near an apartment building in Sunrise early Wednesday, police said.
The stabbing happened at around 1:40 a.m. at 3000 Northwest 130th Avenue, near The Retreat Sawgrass Village across the street from Amerant Bank Arena, according to the Sunrise Police Department.
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Two people were hurt, and one of them did not survive, authorities said. The name of the deceased was not provided.
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Video of the scene appeared to show police presence inside a parking garage at the complex, and a witness who lives at the complex said he spotted someone dead on the ground in the parking garage before police arrived.
"There was a dead person just laying in there, there was blood on the car that was next to it. And I pulled out and as I was pulling out, all these cops were pulling in. I would say there must've been 15 cop cars coming in at the same time," Fred Gropack said. "I saw it as I was kind of turning and there was blood all over."
Gropack said by the time he returned, the garage was swarming with officers.
"When I came back, they put out something to block the body and the CSI groups were here. There were around 30 cop cars," he said.
Officers were later seen standing guard while staff from the medical examiner's office left the complex with the body.
A tow truck was also seen hauling off a Mercedes sedan from the scene.
The stabbing took some neighbors by surprise.
"I just moved in here a couple months ago. I hope it's nothing serious," a driver who only wanted to be identified as James said. "I just saw a tarp up."
"Crazy, I've been five years here. Time to leave," resident Ana Maria said.
Police said they are not searching for a suspect and there is no danger to residents.
The investigation is ongoing.
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