MIAMI (WSVN) - A man has died after getting stabbed inside a trolley in Miami.

Officials responded to the crime scene on Northeast 29th Street and Biscayne Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon.

Miami Police said the victim and the suspect were passengers inside the trolley when there was some sort of fight and things escalated when the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim.

“The two gentlemen got into some sort of argument inside the trolley. They were passengers. One of them produced a knife and began to stab the victim. Unfortunately, the victim has lost his life and we do have the offender in custody. He’s not a danger to anybody out there in the community,” said Miami Police Cpt. Freddie Cruz.

The victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center where he died from his injuries.

7News cameras captured the red trolley stopped in the middle of the road with several City of Miami Police vehicles surrounding it. Detectives were also seen taking photos of the crime scene.

A witness said she saw the steps of the trolley covered in blood.

Another witness, Ricardo Sanchez, said he saw the victim stumbling out of the trolley and fall to the ground.

“I pretty much saw the guy already dead on the floor. I don’t know if he was dead, but he was already on the floor. I saw everyone outside waiting, the commotion. At first, I’m thinking ‘Oh, maybe he got hit,’ cause I saw a scooter too but then I saw all the blood,” said Sanchez.

He added that incidents like these don’t occur in the area.

Video, shared on social media, shows a man running away, holding something in his hand. Police are now reviewing cameras in the area.

The suspect is in custody and being questioned by detectives. No information on the subject or potential charges have been released.

“We want to know what the cause of this argument was, which makes no difference because at the end of the day, someone’s life was lost. It’s very disturbing,” said Cruz.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

Miami Police officials have reiterated that riding on the trolley is safe and that this type of incident is unusual.

“There is no room for violence at the end of the day and people that do take the trolley on a daily basis or every once in a while, I can tell them that this is just a very, very rare occasion. The trolleys are safe, the bus system are safe,” said Cruz.

The trolley is expected to be towed away on Tuesday night.

As of 10 p.m., the area of Northeast 29 Street and Biscayne Boulevard is closed for drivers as police investigate the incident.

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