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5 hours ago
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Teen murdered in Brickell high-rise was stabbed to death as he slept, Miami police say
A teen who was murder over the weekend at a Brickell luxury high-rise was stabbed to death as he slept, according to new information released by Miami police. Sunday morning, around 2 a.m., officers were sent to the Icon Brickell complex, at 485 Brickell Avenue, after police received word of a stabbing. In an apartment on the 34th floor, they found the body of 17-year-old Dominic Ferrell. Stabbing suspect found dead nearby Investigators reviewed surveillance tape video, which showed one man running away from the building, according to police. SWAT officers searched a nearby building still under construction and found the suspect dead. He's been identified as 26-year-old Kyrill R. Kehl. "The suspect leaves the apartment building and goes across the street to a construction site and goes at least 100 to 200 feet and then jumps or falls to his death," Miami police Officer Michael Vega said. What led to the stabbing According to police, Kehl loitered in the lobby for a while before getting on an elevator. "We know the suspect was in the lobby for a bit before some residents went on the elevator. He tagged along with them and went up to the 40 something floor and knocked on several doors and tried to open the doors. He eventually goes down to the 34th floor and goes to the victim's door. He then goes to the bedroom where the 17 year old is sleeping and stabs him to death," Vega said. Investigators said another person was also asleep in the apartment where Ferrell was killed. According to police, Kehl arrived in South Florida from Arizona two days before the stabbing. He was not staying at the Brickell complex. Investigators are trying to piece together what led to the stabbing. "We know there may have been some mental health issues probably leading to this but until we get toxicology results we will not know what was in his system," Vega said. He added that Kehl and Ferrel were strangers. "We know for a fact that they did not know each other. They were strangers and this guy was just going from apartment to apartment, opening and knocking on doors, so again it is very important to lock your doors and do not open them to strangers," Vega said.
CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Stabbing at luxury Brickell condo stuns residents as suspect later found dead after fall
A stabbing on the 34th floor of a luxury Brickell high-rise early Sunday morning has left residents shaken and questioning building security, especially after police said the suspect later fell to his death. Miami police responded around 2 a.m. Sunday to reports of a stabbing at the Icon Brickell complex. SWAT officers later searched a nearby building still under construction and found the male suspect dead. Investigators believe he fell, but it remains unclear if the fall was accidental or intentional. Authorities have not yet identified the suspect or the victim and have not confirmed whether the suspect lived at Icon Brickell. Brickell residents demand answers after high-rise stabbing Residents like Ashley Mestre, who lives in a different tower of the complex with her husband and baby, said they're alarmed by the incident. "It's a big red flag. I have a baby. Imagine that — at the end of the day, this is the same type of hallway we have," she told CBS News Miami. Although residents typically need a key fob to access different parts of the building, Mestre noted that "If you really want to, you could take the stairs." Mestre said management has offered little information to residents, citing that the incident occurred in another tower. "They kinda gave us the story that they didn't feel that there was any need to make a statement," she said. CBS News Miami reached out to management but has not received a response. Suspect's death under investigation after SWAT search Christian Tang, who runs a Brickell residents' Facebook group, said he's been flooded with questions about the stabbing. "It makes a lot of members in the community feel uneasy about the safety of what's been going on in the last three, four months in the area," he said. Miami Police Officer Mike Vega told CBS News Miami on Sunday that investigators are still trying to piece together what led up to the stabbing. "We are totally clueless as to why this happened… There was no party going on and there was not a large group," Vega said. Police Chief Manny Morales assured the public the case will be thoroughly investigated. As of Monday, police have not confirmed any relationship between the suspect and the victim.
