NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A homeless man is waking up behind bars, Friday morning, after Miami-Dade Police said he stabbed a teenager.

The victim, 14-year-old Angel Lugo, was stabbed in the shoulder by 49-year-old James Mack at a Metrorail station, near Northwest 41st Street and 22nd Avenue, just after 10:30 p.m., Thursday night.

According to a witness, he and Lugo were walking by two homeless men allegedly arguing. Lugo reportedly intervened when he was then stabbed with a knife in his shoulder by Mack.

Lugo was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and is said to be in stable condition.

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