Wife of man shot by Wilton Manors police say officers ‘did not announce their presence’

WILTON MANORS, Fla. – The woman of a antheral who was shot by Wilton Manors constabulary Wednesday aft officers responded to what they called a home disturbance released a connection to Local 10 overnight, giving her broadside of the story.

“For the clip being I would conscionable similar for it to beryllium abundantly wide that I ne'er called 911 for a home disturbance. I called non exigency due to the fact that my hubby took a locomotion extracurricular to unwind and I was incapable to scope him via phone,” Sariya Stroud said. “After 2 hours I started to worry. When helium came location harmless and dependable I called non exigency again to fto them cognize helium returned location and each was well.”

According to Stroud, her husband, Larry Stroud, went to the beforehand doorway of their home, successful the country of Northeast 26th Street and North Andrews Avenue, with his weapon astir 4 a.m. aft helium heard large knocking.

“My hubby was connected the sofa erstwhile helium heard large knocks connected the doorway from an chartless root astatine 4AM that did not denote their presence,” Sariya Stroud said. “He was unaware of my calling to the police. He proceeded to spot what the menace was extracurricular arsenic I was yelling it’s the police! As helium opened the doorway with our location defence limb successful tow helium was struck aggregate times by police.”

Police confirmed to Local 10 News that officers encountered an equipped antheral astatine the beforehand doorway of the location erstwhile they arrived, starring to the officer-involved shooting.

“My hubby is an astonishing antheral and was trying to support his location from an chartless threat,” Sariya Stroud said. “He ne'er erstwhile changeable astatine police.”

According to police, officers instantly began rendering assistance to Stroud’s hubby until a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue unit arrived.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials confirmed that archetypal responders transported the antheral to Broward Health Medical Center arsenic a trauma patient.

Police said helium was listed successful captious information connected Wednesday. According to Sariya Stroud, her hubby volition acquisition different country Thursday.

Wilton Manors constabulary confirmed nary officers were injured successful the shooting. They said they are conducting a transgression probe into the alleged home disturbance with assistance from the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

WMPD said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the constabulary shooting.

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