Barricaded man inside Broward pawn shop made shootout threats, now in custody, police say
A man who barricaded himself inside a pawn shop in Fort Lauderdale early Sunday and then threatened to get into a shootout with officers has been taken into custody, Fort Lauderdale police said.
Fort Lauderdale police said they responded to Lucky Pawn, 3029 W Davie Boulevard, shortly before 6 a.m. after the pawn shop’s alarm went off and someone reported that a burglary was occurring.
When officers arrived, they received another call. This time it was from Ricardo Mathurin, 35, who said he was inside the business. He refused to come out and “threatened” to get into a shootout with police, said Det. Ali Adamson, spokeswoman for the police department.
The SWAT Team and negotiators were then called to the pawn shop. After speaking with negotiators, Mathurin eventually agreed to come out of the business but once he did, he “quickly reached into his waistband,” causing SWAT officers to deploy a projectile, said Adamson.
She said “this type of less lethal force” is used to take suspects who are not complying with officers into custody while minimizing their risk of injury.
Police took Mathurin into custody and then transported him to Broward Health Medical Center as a precaution to ensure he wasn’t injured from the projectile before taking him to the Broward County Main Jail, Adamson said.
He’s charged with burglary, police said.
This story was originally published December 6, 2020 at 9:21 AM.
