Miami-Dade County

Man dies after being stabbed in northwest Miami-Dade fight, cops say. Two are in custody

A fight in northwest Miami-Dade County escalated to a fatal stabbing early Saturday morning. The victim was airlifted to a hospital and died.
A fight in northwest Miami-Dade County escalated to a fatal stabbing early Saturday morning. The victim was airlifted to a hospital and died.

A fight quickly escalated to a fatal stabbing early Saturday in northwest Miami-Dade County, police said.

Around 3:25 a.m., Miami-Dade police were called to reports of a stabbing in the 14600 block of Northwest 185th Street. Officers found a man with stab wounds, police said.

He was airlifted to HCA Aventura Hospital in critical condition and died. Police took two unidentified people into custody; the charges they might face are unclear.

A preliminary investigation found that the stabbing victim and two other people were involved in a fight. One of those two people took out a knife and stabbed the victim.

The investigation is ongoing.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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