Police searching for man accused of using hammer to kill dog in Lauderhill

'He took my heart away from me,' woman says about dog's killing

A man was using a sledgehammer to damage a car, and when a woman who was walking her dog stopped near him, he used the hammer to kill her dog, according to the Lauderhill Police Department.Another woman was using her phone to film the Friday night attack. When the man noticed her, he snatched her phone and ran away, according to police.The heartbroken woman held her dead dog named Summer on the side of the street and said she had died while being brave."He took my heart away from me," she said in tears. "I didn't ask for this."Several people called police to report the man was smashing the windows of the blue four-door BMW and was arguing with a woman. Police said the man is also accused of domestic violence and armed robbery.

A man was using a sledgehammer to damage a car, and when a woman who was walking her dog stopped near him, he used the hammer to kill her dog, according to the Lauderhill Police Department.

Another woman was using her phone to film the Friday night attack. When the man noticed her, he snatched her phone and ran away, according to police.


The heartbroken woman held her dead dog named Summer on the side of the street and said she had died while being brave.



"He took my heart away from me," she said in tears. "I didn't ask for this."

Several people called police to report the man was smashing the windows of the blue four-door BMW and was arguing with a woman.

Police said the man is also accused of domestic violence and armed robbery.