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Man arrested months after double stabbing in Little Havana: Miami Police

Pedro Engel Rivas-Sanchez, 46, was arrested on charges including second-degree attempted murder, armed burglary with assault or battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, Miami Police officials said Wednesday

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A man was arrested in connection with a double stabbing in Miami.

A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing last summer in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood that left two people injured.

Pedro Engel Rivas-Sanchez, 46, was arrested on charges including second-degree attempted murder, armed burglary with assault or battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, Miami Police officials said Wednesday.

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Pedro Engel Rivas-Sanchez
Miami-Dade Corrections
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Pedro Engel Rivas-Sanchez

The incident happened back on Aug. 10, 2024, in the area of Northwest 21st Avenue and 3rd Street.

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Officers responded and found the two victims suffering from multiple stab wounds.

Police believe the incident stemmed from a verbal dispute.

Officials released surveillance footage of the suspect and said they received tips from the community that led them to Rivas-Sanchez.

Miami Police released surveillance footage of a suspect in a double stabbing in Little Havana on Aug. 10, 2024.
Miami Police
Miami Police
Miami Police released surveillance footage of a suspect in a double stabbing in Little Havana on Aug. 10, 2024.

Rivas-Sanchez was booked into jail Wednesday and remained behind bars on an immigration hold, records showed.

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