Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating after a North Lauderdale man died following odd behavior.
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Monday, deputies were dispatched to a disturbance call at Kimberly Boulevard and Southwest 66 Avenue in North Lauderdale.
Witnesses said a man was standing in the roadway, banging on doors and trying to get into passing vehicles.
One caller reported hearing an altercation and banging on doors and windows at a neighbor's house. Witnesses said the man, who was later identified as 40-year-old Shawn Simpson, was covered in blood.
When deputies arrived, they saw broken glass and a bloody Simpson trying to get inside the house through the front window. Concerned for the safety of those inside the residence, one deputy deployed a taser.
Homicide detectives said the deployment was not effective and further investigation is needed to determine if contact occurred.
Paramedics transported Simpson to Florida Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
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Detectives learned that Simpson's girlfriend lived at the residence with her children and her brother. Simpson had been staying with her for less than two weeks. She was at work when her children called her to tell her something was wrong with Simpson.
Afraid, the children locked him out of the house.
The Broward Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death. Homicide detectives said ME investigators documented a deep, self-inflicted laceration on Simpson's inner left wrist that explains the large amounts of blood reported by witnesses.
