A man is dead after Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies were forced to open fire following an hours-long standoff at a vacant home Tuesday in Pompano Beach, authorities said.
Standoff begins at vacant home
According to Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, around 1:20 p.m., the BSO received calls about a suspicious man trespassing at a vacant home on the 2300 block of Bay Drive.
When deputies arrived, they said the man, who was armed, ran inside the home and barricaded himself.
The BSO SWAT team arrived shortly afterward, and law enforcement attempted to negotiate with the man for four to five hours. During the standoff, the sheriff said the man was threatening to shoot deputies.
Drones and K-9 used in effort to de-escalate
Sheriff Tony described the tactics used to locate and communicate with the suspect…