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Police Searching for Man Who Sexually Assaulted 80-Year-Old Woman in Miami

Surveillance footage shows suspect near the scene at the time of the assault, police said

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NBC 6’s Julia Bagg has more on what police are saying after releasing video of the suspected man they are looking for.

Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted an 80-year-old woman in Miami.

The incident happened early Sunday in the 3700 block of Northwest 1st Street.

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The victim told police she was in the area when the suspect approached her from behind, dragged her and forcefully sexually assaulted her behind a building.

After she was assaulted, the woman fled to a nearby business and called police.

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Video Shows Suspect in Sex Assualt of Elderly Woman in Miami
RAW: Surveillance footage shows a suspect in the sexual assault of an 80-year-old woman in Miami.

A resident who lives in the area said she remembered seeing the woman earlier in the evening.

"I saw her laying there, she had a, I would say a wheelchair with stuff on top of it, she was just laying there sleeping," the resident said.

The suspect fled the scene in a newer model silver Chevy Malibu.

Police on Thursday released surveillance footage of the suspect in the area at the time. He's described as in his 30s, about 5-foot-11, with short curly brown hair, a beard and tattoos on both arms.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

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