A blue-haired suspect in a stabbing outside a restaurant in Tamiami that left a man fighting for his life and was caught on camera was taken into custody after apparently returning to the scene.
The stabbing happened around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday outside of Sabor Cubano Cafeteria in a shopping plaza on Southwest 8th Street, Miami-Dade Police said.
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Witnesses said the same blue-haired man returned to the restaurant around noon on Wednesday looking for his cellphone and was taken into custody. He was seen by NBC6 speaking with police and fire rescue workers.
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The suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Jose Javier Rivero, was later charged with attempted murder.
Witnesses said the incident began when the man with distinctive blue hair started harassing a waitress inside the restaurant. A customer intervened, and the two went outside to the parking lot, police said.
Surveillance video obtained by NBC6 on Wednesday shows the two men scuffling outside the restaurant.
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At one point, the man with the blue hair pulls out a knife and stabs the other man multiple times, as the victim grabs part of a trash can and tries to defend himself.
The victim was taken to HCA Kendall Florida Hospital where he was in critical condition and fighting for his life, police said. He suffered three puncture wounds and had multiple surgeries to stop the bleeding.
Police said the suspect fled the area after the stabbing.
