Machete seized after bloody fight among roommates in Lauderhill: Police

LAUDERHILL, Fla. — A fight among roommates on Wednesday morning in Lauderhill ended in a bloody crime scene involving a machete, police said.

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Police officers responded to an apartment in a two-story building shortly after 9:30 a.m., at 4141 NW 21 St.

“Officers observed an adult male suffering from multiple stab wounds and another male suffering from minor injuries,” Sgt. Parys Thomas, a spokesman for the Lauderhill Police Department, wrote in a statement.

Fire rescue personnel took the man who suffered the stab wounds to the Broward Health Medical Center. Thomas described the wounds as “non-life-threatening injuries.”

Fire rescue personnel took the other to the Florida Medical Center. Thomas described his injuries as “minor.”

Crime scene investigators seized the machete, but detectives had yet to determine if it was the weapon used in the crime, according to Thomas.

“The investigation remains open and active,” Thomas wrote on Wednesday afternoon.

Thomas asked anyone with information about the case to call the Lauderhill Police Department at 954-497-4700 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 to remain anonymous.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo and Photojournalist Bruno Giglio contributed to this report.

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