Two Miami-Dade Police department officers were hospitalized after they were stabbed by a suspect in northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday morning.
Miami-Dade Police officials said the officers had responded to a home in the 300 block of Northwest 157th Street after receiving reports of a man making threats with a knife.
Sylvester Thomas, 51, will face multiple charges, including attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence, police said.
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The sister of the homeowner told NBC 6 that she was letting a man stay with her when he threatened the homeowner with a knife.
The homeowner called police, the sister said. When the officers arrived at the home, the suspect attacked the officers with a knife.
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One officer was stabbed in the neck, and the other was stabbed in the arm. Both officers, who were not identified, were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.
The male officer was later released from the hospital and was seen returning to the scene with a bandaged arm.
