MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A man was hospitalized after allegedly getting into an altercation with another man at a Miami-Dade gas station.
It happened Monday afternoon at a Shell gas station near the intersection of Northwest 183rd Street and 32nd Avenue in Miami Gardens.
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Police said responding officers arrived to find a man who was unconscious. They said the man lost consciousness and began bleeding profusely after getting into a fight.
According to the suspect’s arrest report, surveillance video shows the victim walking toward Timmothy Thomas, 43, and punching him.
Police said the men then “square off and start fighting.”
According to the report, the video shows Thomas striking the victim and the victim falling to the ground.
Thomas then punches the victim several times while he was laying on the ground, motionless, authorities said.
Police said Thomas walked away from the scene, but was found a short time later.
He was arrested on a charge of attempted second-degree murder.
Police said the victim had what appeared to be puncture wounds on the left side of his chin and the back of his head. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel at the scene told officers they weren’t sure whether the wounds were bullet wounds or puncture wounds from an object.
The victim was airlifted to a hospital.
According to the arrest report, at the hospital, it was determined that the victim had puncture wounds and also suffered a fracture to the left side mandible. He was intubated and is listed in stable condition.