LAUDERHLL, Fla. — A 26-year-old man is being held without bond after prosecutors say he fatally stabbed two men during an attack at a Lauderhill apartment complex, and assaulted a third person Tuesday morning.
Gregory DaSilva appeared in Broward bond court Wednesday morning, where a judge ordered him held without bond on two counts of premeditated murder.
Jail records show he is also facing one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Lauderhill police said the stabbings happened around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 5300 block of Northwest 19th Street.
Investigators said an officer was initially flagged down by a man who reported that someone armed with a knife had tried to attack him.
Officers then located a suspect matching the description, but police said he ran into a nearby residential neighborhood.
As officers searched the area, investigators said they received a 911 call about a man suffering from apparent stab wounds. While canvassing the neighborhood, officers confirmed that they found a second stabbing victim.
Police said one victim was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other died after being taken to a nearby hospital.
Neighbors told Local 10 that one of the victims, a man in his 20s, had been reading a Bible moments before he was attacked. Neighbors also said the second victim used a wheelchair and was unable to escape.
“When I came inside, (he) got blood all over his stomach, ears and nose,” one neighbor said.
Authorities have not identified a motive for the killings, and investigators have not said whether DaSilva knew either victim.
Following the attack, police officers and deputies from multiple agencies, including the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Sunrise Police Department, joined the search. A K-9 unit eventually located DaSilva, who was taken into custody without further incident, authorities said.
The violence prompted a lockdown at the Broward County Boys & Girls Club located across the street from the apartment complex, where more than 200 children were inside at the time, according to police.
“The first and foremost thing is to make sure the kids are safe and that we lock down all the doors, make sure no one can get in or out, and we are accounting for all the kids,” said Chris Gentile, CEO of the Broward County Boys & Girls Club.
In addition to ordering DaSilva held without bond on the murder charges, the judge imposed a $15,000 bond on the aggravated assault charge.
The judge also ordered that DaSilva have no contact with the surviving victim, prohibited him from possessing any weapons, and ordered a mental health screening.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
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