Man accused of stabbing victim at 24 Hour Fitness in Miami Gardens turns himself in

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A person became himself in to police Tuesday when they say he allegedly stabbed a fellow gymnasium member at a 24 Hour Fitness in Miami Gardens final month.

According to an arrest document from the Miami Gardens Police Department, Andrew Floyd Rodriguez, 28, faces one rely every of tried homicide whilst inflicting harm and irritated battery with a perilous weapon.

The stabbing happened on May 9 out of doors the 24 Hour Fitness, situated at 19731 NW twenty seventh Ave., and the gymnasium closed briefly after the incident, police mentioned.

When officials arrived at the scene, they spoke with the victim at the entrance doorways of the gymnasium, who mentioned he was once struggling at the time from stab wounds to his left underarm, left forearm and left buttock/hip house.

Due to the level of his accidents, police mentioned the victim was once airlifted to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital through Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Detectives mentioned they weren’t in a position to talk with the victim as a result of he was once rushed to surgical operation for the wounds sustained throughout the incident.

The subsequent day, Miami Gardens law enforcement officials mentioned they drove to the medical institution and spoke to the victim.

While there, the victim advised police he arrived at the 24 Hour Fitness in Miami Gardens at the day of the incident, the place he’s an energetic member.

While understanding throughout the gymnasium, police mentioned he was once referred to as over through Rodriguez who referred to as him through his title.

While he was once in entrance of Rodriguez, the victim mentioned Rodriguez began announcing disrespectful issues about his disabled daughter, similar to, “You are weak just like your daughter,” consistent with the document.

Seconds later, a combat broke out between the 2 males, police mentioned.

During the combat, the victim spotted that he was once bleeding from the left facet of the chest, left forearm and left buttock house, the document said.

Following the altercation, the victim mentioned he noticed Rodriguez maintaining a mid-size knife in his hand, consistent with police.

The victim additionally mentioned that Rodriguez is understood to him as a result of a couple of months prior, Rodriguez approached him at the similar gymnasium, accusing him of seeking to have an affair along with his female friend.

Authorities mentioned the victim used up to now Rodriguez’s most up-to-date female friend in highschool and advised police that he instructed Rodriguez that he was once now not seeking to have an affair along with her as a result of he was once already in a dedicated dating.

While at the medical institution, police mentioned the victim definitely recognized Rodriguez from a unmarried picture.

Police mentioned after reviewing the gymnasium’s surveillance video, Rodriguez was once noticed coming into the 24 Hour Fitness with out the use of the right kind procedures.

Once within, Rodriguez was once noticed strolling round and taking a look in the course the place the victim was once status, having a dialog with an unknown individual, consistent with his arrest document.

Additional video additionally displays Rodriguez going into his gymnasium bag and arming himself with a knife previous to confronting the victim, the document said.

Investigators showed Rodriquez was once noticed maintaining the knife in a technique to conceal it from the victim. Once Rodriguez made touch with the victim, they mentioned the video confirmed him stabbing the victim in his left underarm, left forearm and left buttock/hip house.

After the stabbing, investigators mentioned Rodriguez was once noticed following the victim as he left the gymnasium from the entrance front to hunt scientific consideration.

Authorities mentioned further video surveillance additionally confirmed that Rodriguez stopped following the victim after staff from the gymnasium made touch with him to offer scientific support. Rodriguez then went to the rear of the gymnasium, the place he fled from the emergency door, government mentioned.

Detectives showed that Rodriguez invoked his rights and refused to speak to them following his arrest.

As of Wednesday, Rodriguez was once being held with out bond at the Turner (*24*) Knight Correctional Center.