Man faces a murder charge after a 93-year-old was found stabbed to death
A daughter visiting her 93-year-old father Wednesday morning found him in a pool of blood after another man stabbed him to death following an argument, Miami police said.
On Thursday, detectives arrested 56-year-old Silverio Fonte after an anonymous informant identified him as the suspect in the stabbing, according to the Miami Police arrest report. The victim was identified as Humberto Mijares.
Detectives picked up Fonte at Mercy Hospital where he was wearing bloody shoes and had the victim’s credit card in his pocket, according to the arrest report.
In a sworn statement, Fonte admitted that on Tuesday evening he visited the victim’s home and both he and Mijares had been drinking. According to the arrest report, Fonte said the two got into an argument and Mijares pointed a small rifle at him. Fonte told detectives he then pushed the victim to the ground, took the gun from him, grabbed a knife and stabbed Mijares multiple times, according to the report.
The relationship between Mijares and Fonte is unclear. Fonte is being charged with one count of second-degree murder with a weapon and is currently detained with no bond.
This story was originally published October 14, 2020 at 11:12 AM.
