A South Florida sheriff delivered a blistering rebuke of his own deputies this week, saying his department “failed” in its handling of a lengthy domestic violence case that he says culminated in a triple homicide.

Sheriff Gregory Tony said Wednesday that deputies and detectives failed to act on warning signs leading up to the killings.

"When we rectify this situation, I'm going to send the fear of God amongst this entire agency, to make damn sure we don't do this again," the Broward sheriff said.