Kyrill Kehl, 26, reportedly followed residents into the Brickell high-rise without a key fob before attacking Dominic Ferrell, 17, in his sleep, police say
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- Police say 17-year-old Dominic Ferrell was stabbed while sleeping inside his 34th-floor Miami apartment
- The suspect, 26-year-old Kyrill Kehl, had no known link to Ferrell and died later that day from a fall at a nearby construction site
- Authorities say Kehl followed residents into the secured building without a key fob and entered the victim’s unit through an unlocked door
A teenager was fatally stabbed in his sleep inside a luxury Miami high-rise on Sunday — and police say the attacker was a stranger who slipped into the building undetected.
According to a Miami Police news release, 17-year-old Dominic Ferrell, a student at St. Peter and Paul Catholic School, was found with multiple stab wounds inside a unit on the 34th floor of the Icon Brickell building, overlooking Biscayne Bay.
Officers say the suspect, 26-year-old Kyrill R. Kehl, entered the lobby by closely following a group of residents — bypassing key fob access — and got into Ferrell’s apartment through an unlocked door.
Ferrell was asleep when the attack occurred, authorities said. A roommate discovered him and called 911.
Police spokesperson Michael Vega told NBC Miami, “It’s disheartening to see this 17-year-old… killed by a perfect stranger.”
Surveillance footage reportedly shows Kehl fleeing the scene and entering a nearby construction site across Brickell Avenue.
Police say Kehl’s body was later found at that site, and that he had died from a fall. Investigators have not yet determined whether the fall was accidental or intentional.
