MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Just days after a South Florida High School student went missing, police confirmed that they found his body outside a Miramar apartment complex.
Family reported 18-year-old Dwight Grant missing on Sunday when he did not come home.
On Tuesday, Miramar Police found a body in some bushes about 30 feet from the Sherman Circle apartment complex.
By Wednesday, police said, confidently, that they believed the body is that of Grant’s and that the Miramar High School senior was killed.
He did not show up for school on Monday, and on Tuesday, investigators combed through Sherman Circle Northwest where they found bloodstains.
Sergio Smith, a family friend, said that Grant’s mother is heartbroken.
“She’s not well,” said Smith. “I seen her this morning, and like she still hasn’t eaten, and she’s barely drinking anything, just devastated because DJ was her world.”
Smith had known Grant for more than a decade and said he was always a good kid.
“He stayed in the house, stayed out of trouble,” said Smith. “He wasn’t gang-affiliated or anything like that. His mom, she’s a nurse, and I remember seeing this lady through the whole pandemic coming home every day, like, this lady would come home almost sleepwalking from working so hard. She is devastated. That’s her only child.”
Miramar High’s principal tweeted, “May our forever patriot rest in peace. Please pray for Dwight Grant’s family, friends and our community.”
Investigators returned to the apartment complex Wednesday to work on the case, figure what happened and to find out who is responsible.
“If you know something, say something,” said Smith.
If you have any information on this murder, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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