Two adults were hospitalized late Tuesday night after a stabbing on the 2900 block of NW 18th Street in Fort Lauderdale, and the person accused of attacking them is still out there. Police say the victims were involved in a dispute with a suspect, and investigators are piecing together what led to the violence.
Fort Lauderdale police responded to the scene at about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday and found the two adult victims suffering from stab wounds, according to WPLG Local 10. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported both to Broward Health Medical Center, where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators say the victims had been involved in a dispute with a known suspect, though no one has been taken into custody.
Broward Health Medical Center is a 716-bed public hospital in Fort Lauderdale that operates a Level I Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons, according to Broward Health. The hospital system runs four emergency facilities across the county.
Suspect Known To Victims, Still Not In Custody
Suspect Still Not In Custody The station's report notes that police have not released the identity of the suspect or detailed the nature of the dispute that turned violent. The case remains under investigation, and no arrest has been announced. Detectives continue working to identify the suspect, but that has not translated into an arrest yet.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department continues to investigate the stabbing, according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. A prior Fort Lauderdale case involved an Automated License Plate Reader and a Grappler tethering device, a tactic Hoodline has previously reported ending a chase tied to another Fort Lauderdale stabbing.
Part Of A Summer Pattern Of Knife Violence
Tuesday's stabbing follows a string of similar knife-related disputes across Fort Lauderdale in recent months. Two people were hospitalized after a predawn fight involving a stabbing in a parking lot, a case in which police withheld many details from the public. That same month, a 52-year-old man was arrested and charged after a stabbing at the Blue Martini lounge, with a Grappler device ultimately ending the ensuing chase. Days later, on August 31, a man slashed a rival at a bus stop on East Sunrise Boulevard near the Galleria before fleeing on foot.
Fort Lauderdale's assault rate was 384.6 per 100,000 residents, according to data cited by The Kirlew Law Firm. The same source reports violent- and property-crime rates. The department has enhanced technology-driven data reporting through the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System.
What Charges Could Look Like
Once a suspect is identified and located, Florida Statute 784.045 is the legal provision cited for cases involving a weapon, according to the Florida Legislature. The case remains under investigation, and no one has been taken into custody.
Anyone with information about the stabbing is encouraged to contact Fort Lauderdale police as the investigation continues. For now, the motive behind the dispute and the identity of the suspect remain unconfirmed.
