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Man armed with knife barricaded himself into a Broward apartment building, forcing evacuations, BSO says
By Ana Maria Soler at CBS4 Miami
· May 30, 2026
· 2 min read
Broward authorities are responding to a scene where a man barricaded himself in an Oakland Park apartment building on Friday evening. 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. Br
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Category: safety ·
Published: May 30, 2026 ·
Source: CBS4 Miami ·
Reading time: 2 min
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