Fort Lauderdale domestic violence suspect arrested after SWAT standoff
Ft. Lauderdale officers said a woman escaped an alleged domestic violence incident and called for help, leading to an hours-long standoff.
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Ft. Lauderdale officers said a woman escaped an alleged domestic violence incident and called for help, leading to an hours-long standoff.
Joynaker Vega showed CBS News Miami a video he took showing a man taken into custody near 68th St. and Abbot Ave. Police have not said if that was the person of interest they have in custody and are questioning.
According to BSO detectives, the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Kevin Dominick Almonte, was threatening residents.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, they received a report of a man armed with a knife in the 800 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard shortly before 6 p.m.
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A family member called 911 after finding the victim bleeding and didn't know why, deputies say.
A spokesperson with the ATF confirmed that agents from both agencies were conducting an investigation but declined to offer further details.
Family members told police that the suspect shot through a bathroom door and then barricaded himself inside.
A SWAT standoff with a barricaded man inside a Plantation hotel has ended safely, police say.
Authorities said the incident was reported shortly before 4 p.m. near the 2800 block of Northwest 15th Court.
On Thursday morning, Fort Lauderdale Police were called to a home on Southwest 22nd Avenue for a reported barricade situation.
The warrant was carried out at a home in the 3400 block of Coral Springs Drive by the SWAT team, police said.
The suspect, who authorities said later tried to evade arrest by scaling the side of a high-rise in Edgewater, was ultimately taken into custody by a SWAT team.
Hollywood police responded with SWAT and K-9 units, setting up a perimeter around the area.
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