The search intensifies for Manuel Salgado-Pena, identified by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office as the suspect in a violent stabbing incident in northwest Miami-Dade. The attack, which occurred yesterday morning, left a 48-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries, according to NBC Miami. Sources close to the investigation shared that the woman was allegedly attacked by Salgado-Pena, her ex-boyfriend, in front of her daughter, with injuries affecting her lung, liver, kidney, and heart.
Authorities have now issued a warrant for Salgado-Pena on charges including attempted murder and aggravated battery. Following the incident near 172nd Street and 94th Court, emergency responders found the victim suffering multiple stab wounds. A cell phone video captured at the scene revealed a harrowing trail of blood leading to the woman being taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital North, where she remains in a critical condition. The manhunt continues with Salgado-Pena considered "armed and dangerous," as reported by Local 10 News.
Through official identification efforts, Salgado-Pena, 54, has become the central figure in this ongoing investigation by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were on the scene yesterday, with the neighborhood lockdown in search of the assailant, and are now reaching out to the community for assistance. The suspect, who has a previous residency at a home in southwest Miami-Dade's Country Walk neighborhood, may be driving either a 2016 white Jeep or a 1995 black Suzuki motorcycle, with specific Florida tags detailed by law enforcement.
Those with information related to Salgado-Pena's whereabouts or any relevant details are urged to immediately contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers or the MDSO’s Special Victims Bureau. Ensuring public safety and apprehending the suspect remains of paramount concern. Any tips provided can be critical to the progress of the this unfolding case and ensuring such acts of violence do not go unpunished.
