OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - A stabbing at an apartment complex in Oakland Park left a woman dead and sent the man responsible to the hospital, authorities said.
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a domestic incident near the 100 block of Northeast 41st Street and First Terrace at around 1 a.m. on Tuesday.
Responding deputies arrived to find the woman suffering from stab wounds inside a corner unit on the first floor of the apartment building. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said deputies made contact with the subject, identified as 37-year-old Mario Alejandro Ramirez, who was suffering from a self-inflicted wound. Deputies struggled with him while applying pressure to stop the bleeding.
Deputies were able to control Ramirez and take him into custody, detectives said.
7DroneForce captured part of the complex cordoned off with crime scene tape.
On the ground, 7News cameras captured crime scene investigators near a stairwell and outside a first floor unit.
Residents say they are shocked to hear what happened.
“I see like a body laying on the floor and I was like, ‘What’s going on?'” said an area resident.
“Definitely shocked to hear that,” said a man.
Neighbors said they witnesses investigators walking around the apartment complex throughout the night and were asked questions by the officials.
“Asking us if we heard anything, if we knew the neighbors and such,” said the resident.
Paramedics with Oakland Park Fire Rescue transported Ramirez to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. His condition is unknown.
Crime scene investigators spent hours investigating the first floor unit, as they collected evidence and attempted to piece together the circumstances that led up to the stabbing.
Early Tuesday morning, the medical examiner’s office responded to the scene and removed the woman’s body from the apartment unit on a stretcher.
Ramirez now faces one count of murder in the second degree.
Detectives have not released information on how the two were related as the investigation continues.
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