SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after, police said, he was stabbed during an argument with another man that started at a gym in Southwest Miami-Dade, Thursday evening.
Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene outside of the Youfit Health Club, located at 7070 S.W. 24th St., just before 7 p.m.
According to investigators, two men began to argue inside the fitness center. The fight then spilled out into the parking lot, where one man stabbed the other and took off.
Gym members were shocked by the brutal stabbing. “People do crazy stuff all the time,” said Omar Alfonso. “That’s really out of the ordinary.”
Photos posted to social media show good Samaritans working quickly to help the victim lying on the ground until rescue crews arrived.
Paramedics tended to the victim. Friends said the victim was rushed to Kendall Regional Medical Center in stable condition.
Jose Clavell told 7News the incident involved his niece’s boyfriend.
“My niece’s boyfriend is a jealous guy,” said Clavell. “He’s been following her. He’s been bothering her for the longest.”
Clavell said his niece was inside the Youfit when her boyfriend came in. “She was in the gym with her friends. He came in, they had an argument or whatever,” he said.
Clavell said a friend of his niece tried to intervene. “Her friend stood up for her, and supposedly one of them got stabbed,” he said.
Gym members were still inside as police collected evidence. One of them said he’s going to do his workouts elsewhere.
“I might go workout somewhere else,” said Felix Rodriguez. “But that doesn’t happen here usually. Usually this is like the happy place for people.”
The subject remains at large.
Police are searching for a blue 2007 two-door BMW sedan with gold rims and no front bumper. The vehicle’s Florida tag is HEYJ59.
If you have any information on this stabbing, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.
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