HIALEAH, Fla. – A 46-year-old man was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday facing a second-degree attempted murder charge after a stabbing in Hialeah.
Officers arrested Israel Perez on Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of West 25th Avenue and West 78th Street, just north of the Carl F. Slade Park.
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Perez was fighting with a man when a witness intervened and ended up injured about 1 a.m. on Jan. 22, according to the arrest form.
Officers responded to the fight near the intersection of West 60th Street and West 13th Court. Surveillance video shows Perez rode away in a bicycle, police said.
Fire Rescue personnel took the victim — who suffered three stab wounds in the chest — to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Officers are asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
Read the arrest form’s narrative: