MIAMI – Police are searching for a man they said stabbed a woman and struck her with an SUV in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday morning.
Fort Lauderdale police said the incident occurred around 9 a.m. in the 2900 block of Southwest 13th Street.
Witnesses described hearing screams and chaos as the attack unfolded.
“I saw the lady on the ground,” said a neighbor who asked not to be identified. “Somebody was fighting, and all I heard was the screams. The car hit her. She was on the ground. The car took off.”
Another neighbor rushed to help the victim, who suffered critical injuries in the stabbing and hit-and-run.
“It was just out of nowhere, early in the morning,” the neighbor said. “It was gut-wrenching.”
The woman remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about the case to contact the Fort Lauderdale Police Department or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
