MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 73-year-old man from Miami-Dade County was arrested Tuesday after he stabbed another man with a kitchen knife, authorities said.
The stabbing was reported around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday in the 10000 block of Northwest 17th Avenue.
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According to Miami-Dade police, the victim was laying on the couch in the living room of his home when the suspect, Serafin Rodriguez, 73, who also lives there, approached him from behind and put him in a head lock.
Police said Rodriguez then stabbed the victim in his trachea with a kitchen knife.
According to Rodriguez’s arrest report, the victim survived his injuries, but his current condition has not been released.
Police said Rodriguez was taken to the Northside Police Station, where he provided a statement to detectives, however the statement was redacted from the publicly released report.
A motive for the stabbing has not been released.
As of Wednesday morning, Rodriguez was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond.