FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Fort Lauderdale police officer was released from the hospital after being shot Thursday morning at a hotel in the area of Port Everglades, authorities said.
Police Chief Bill Schultz said officers responded to a Holiday Inn Express, located at 1500 Southeast 15th Ave., at about 7:30 a.m. after a man called 911 and said he had killed someone inside a hotel room.
Officers went to the room and tried to make contact with the man, but were unable to.
"We entered the room," Schultz said. "Shots were fired at the officers at that time. Our officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect, at which time the suspect barricaded himself in that same room."
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A SWAT team later entered the room and found the man dead. Police later identified the suspect as Karl Chludinsky, 46, of Margate.
"As a result of the shooting and no one else that was located inside the room, the cause of death will now be determined as part of the [Florida Department of Law Enforcement] investigation," Schultz said.
The chief said a Fort Lauderdale police officer was shot and taken to Broward Health Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Police have not released the officer's name but said they are expected to make a full recovery.
#FLPD is responding to an officer involved shooting in the 1500 blk of SE 17th St. Our officer was shot and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
— Fort Lauderdale Police (@ftlauderdalepd) March 21, 2024
This is NOT an active shooter. The suspect is accounted for and more information will be released shortly. pic.twitter.com/fq6q5xBDCW
A second officer was also injured, but not shot, and was treated at the scene.
Three officers who opened fire on the man will be placed on administrative leave during the investigation, which is standard protocol when an officer fires his or her weapon.
The Holiday Inn Express is located roughly one block from the Broward County Convention Center and entrance to the highly popular Port Everglades.
