Woman stabbed after being approached by man at Bayside Marketplace

Police caught up with the suspect less than a mile away and took him into custody

MIAMI – Authorities took a man into custody Saturday night following a stabbing incident in downtown Miami.

Police arrested 34-year-old Richard Jin on several charges, including attempted murder and robbery.

The incident happened at Bayside Marketplace at approximately 7:35 p.m.

According to police, officers responded to the area after receiving reports of a woman who had been stabbed in the arm and in the leg.

Witnesses said it started during an argument. A group of a women said the suspect was speaking to them inappropriately and the argument quickly escalated, and that’s when he allegedly stabbed one of the women.

The suspect then ran off, but police officers were able to catch him soon after by the Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science, located less than a mile north of Bayside Marketplace along Biscayne Boulevard.

The victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital by fire rescue workers in stable condition, authorities said.


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