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North Lauderdale Man Quincy James Arrested In Tamarac Double Murder

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - A North Lauderdale man has been charged in a deadly double shooting in Tamarac last December.

Quincy James, 29, has been charged with premeditated murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and resisting arrest without violence.

On December 26, 2021, Broward sheriff's deputies were sent to check out reports of a suspicious incident in the 4600 block of NW 59th Street. There they found the bodies of two men in a vehicle who had been shot.

Detectives identified James as a person of interest and multiple search warrants were obtained.

On Tuesday, February 1st, detectives went to a home in the 6400 block of SW 18th Court in North Lauderdale to serve the warrants.

According to investigators, James barricaded himself inside and refused to come out. A sheriff's SWAT team was called in and tear gas was used to try and get him to surrender.

After approximately nine hours of negotiations, James was taken into custody Wednesday morning.

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