Man arrested, 2 injured in stabbing incident at Deerfield Beach apartment building

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. ā€“ Two people have been hospitalized and a man is in custody after a stabbing at a Deerfield Beach apartment building.

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Several tenants were forced to wait outside as deputies with the Broward Sheriffā€™s Office arrived to investigate the incident along the 200 block of Southwest First Terrace at approximately 3:30 a.m.

A witness told Local 10 News two men were arguing when it turned violent.

Deputies have since arrested 50-year-old Thelson Smith on two counts of attempted murder.

ā€œWell I was out exercising and Iā€™m getting ready to go to church, and I exercise every morning before I go to work and before I go to church, and I just happen to look down the road here and I grew up down the block and I thought Iā€™d just come over here and see what was going on,ā€ said witness Darrel Adams.

It all unfolded on the second story of the building. Deputies were seen searching the perimeter, including a dumpster, spotting a bloodied piece of clothing right out front.

ā€œWe need more love in our hearts, and we need to try and help people more often and just try and pick up our community, make it a better place for all of us,ā€ said Adams.


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Michaila Hightower joined the Local 10 News team in January 2025 as a reporter.

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