2 Miami-Dade Police Officers Stabbed Confronting Man with Knife
Aug. 24, 2022
A Miami-Dade police officer was airlifted to the hospital with cuts to her neck and arm, and another officer was cut on his arm after police responded to reports of a man making threats with a knife.
By Michelle Marchante
Source Miami Herald
Two Miami-Dade police officers were stabbed early Wednesday while confronting a man armed with a knife.
The confrontation happened in the 300 block of Northwest 157th Street around 12:48 a.m., according to Miami-Dade police. The area is just east of Interstate 95. Police said they were responding to reports of a man making threats with a knife.
One of the officers was cut in her neck and arm. She was airlifted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center. The other officer was cut in his arm and was taken to the hospital.
