DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Officials are conducting an investigation after an incident in a Dania Beach apartment complex led to the deaths of two adults.
At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Monday, Broward County Regional Communications received reports of a suspicious incident at the Elevate apartments located near the 600 block of East Dania Beach Boulevard.
Around 30 Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded, swarming the roadways between Southeast Fifth Avenue and Gulf Stream Road. They quickly taped off the area and set up a mobile command post in front of the building.
“My goodness BSO is all over this location here,” said 7Skyforce reporter Steven Gray. “Crime scene tape is up and they’re not really letting anyone in the building at this location.”
At the scene, deputies located a deceased woman along with a man who was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
BSO Crime Scene and Forensic Units later arrived at the scene and were seen going in and out of the complex.
“We have seen officers from this Forensic Response Unit go in with equipment and detectives into the building,” said Gray.
Tenants believe the incident took place on the eighth floor. One woman described it as a blood bath.
“A lot of blood on her door. Then you see it coming down the hallway, then on the floor, then you see it by the elevator, then you see it on someone else’s door. It’s just all blood,” said Cicely Williams. “I’m just in awe, because it’s crazy. There’s blood everywhere. I’m just in shock.”
A woman who lives inside the apartment building told 7News she heard fire alarms going off around 2 a.m., followed by what sounded like women shouting in their building for the residents to stay in their apartments. She then noticed the fleet of BSO cruisers approaching the complex.
Santiago Moreno, another resident, tells 7News he heard two loud sounds, which at the time sounded like gunfire.
“I was just laying in bed, going to sleep, then I hear like two noises, big noises. I don’t know if they were like gunshots, but they sound like that,” he said.
Moreno then barricaded himself inside for safety.
“I moved the sofa from my apartment to the door if something happened,” he said.
Other residents are now on edge and expressed their concern about the incident.
“We’re sitting here wondering if we’re safe or not. This is where I sleep every night,” said Avy Vengal, a resident. “So, wouldn’t you be concerned if you slept there and something’s going on that you don’t know of? So, I’m a little uncertain and disturbed.”
As of 5 p.m., deputies have not released the identities’ of the deceased, stated their relationship to each other or verified whether or not they were residents of the complex.
According to deputies, there is no threat to the community.
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