Sister remembers man killed in armed carjacking in Lauderhill in 2022 – NBC 6 South Florida

Nearly two years after a father was gunned down during a carjacking in the parking lot of a Lauderhill apartment building, his family is remembering him and calling for better security in the complexes.

It was August 18, 2022, when Dimithry Remarais was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Windward Vista Apartments on Northwest 19th Street.

According to the family’s lawyers, Remarais had sent stuffed animals to his two daughters in Kentucky earlier in the day. The animals arrived after his murder.

Since the tragedy, authorities have arrested the three men they believe are responsible for the murder.

The family also sued the apartment complex’s management company for negligent security measures and involuntary manslaughter, settling for $21 million.

On Wednesday, Remarais’ sister Isabella Lubin spoke for the first time about her brother.

“Dimithry Remarais was a caring son, a protective brother,” Lubin said, fighting back tears. “A loving father to two beautiful girls, a funny uncle and a loyal friend.”

The family’s attorney, Michael Haggard of the Haggard Law Firm, said they wanted to send a message to lawmakers and policymakers locally, across the state and across the country that security in apartment complexes needs to be taken more seriously.

“When the family talked about a press conference, they said if we could get just one property manager, if just one property owner sees this coverage, deploys security and learns from it, it’s all worth it,” Haggard said. “The number one location for violent crime in the state of Florida is apartment complexes, they’ve overtaken banks, they’ve overtaken grocery stores, they’re number one.”

Haggard said there was no security on duty at the Lauderhill complex and the surveillance cameras were not working, making it easy for the suspects to steal Remarais’ car and kill him.

Lubin said such security measures could help reduce crime and gun violence.

“So we hope that our case and also the publicity, the publicity of our brother’s case, will prompt the owners to rethink and revise their ideas about safety, because they are putting people’s lives at risk,” she said.