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By Staff Reports

CROSSVILLE, Ala. — Last Saturday night (July 9), at approximately 8:15 pm, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call to College Street in Crossville about a stabbing. When Crossville Police and Deputies arrived the victim Michael Woods age 48 was laying in the street responsive, but bleeding heavily. Deputies and Officers secured the scene and detained the suspect Dakota Broome, age 24.

Woods had come over to Broome’s residence to pick up his daughter that is engaged to Broome. Shortly after Woods arrived an argument began between him and Broome. Broome asked Woods to leave the property, when Woods attacked Broome. Broome then stabbed Woods. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Investigators processed the scene. No arrests have been made at this time, due to the ongoing investigation on this case.

DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said of the incident, “the Deputies, Crossville Officers and Investigators have done a great job on this case so far. This is all the information that will be released at this time due to the ongoing investigation.”