The Tavares Police Department is investigating a double stabbing. According to TPD, the department received an “unknown medical call” around 1:43 p.m. on March 24, 2024. Officers responded to 709 North Disston Avenue where it was determined that two individuals had been stabbed.
A father and son were airlifted to trauma centers. The father, Frederick Crawford II, is in critical condition. The son, Frederick Crawford III, is believed to be in critical but stable condition. TPD says this was an isolated incident between two victims and the suspect. On the same night, TPD officers and detectives received information about the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest.
On March 26, 2024, Daryl Shack Jr. agreed to meet US Marshals and was taken into custody. He is charged with two counts of Attempted Murder.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.