Broward Sheriff SWAT standoff at Oakland Park hotel

SWAT standoff at Oakland Park hotel ends in arrest

FORT LAUDERDALE - A man is in custody following a Broward Sheriff's SWAT situation at an Oakland Park hotel.

It happened at the Fort Lauderdale Grand Hotel on NW 9th Avenue, near the intersection of Commercial Boulevard and Powerline Road.

According to the sheriff's office, they got a call just before 1 a.m. of gunfire at the hotel.

Arriving deputies set up a perimeter and, while on scene, multiple shots were fired out of a window at the hotel in their direction. No one was struck.

The sheriff's office said a SWAT team was sent to the hotel along with members of the department's Violent Crimes and Crime Scene Unit.

Following a standoff and additional rounds fired by the shooting suspect, SWAT was able to safely take him into custody.

Fort Lauderdale

John MacLauchlan

John MacLauchlan is a digital content producer for CBS Miami. He attended Florida State University and graduated with a Communications degree. John joined the CBS Miami digital team in February 2007.