Police search for man who stabbed 2

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are searching for a man, who stabbed two people inside a South Florida restaurant.

The incident occurred at La Sonrisa Restaurant & Cafeteria near Northwest 23rd Street and 27th Avenue. The restaurant's owner said a customer walked into the restaurant at 1:06 a.m. and performed a sex act behind the bar. A waitress tried to stop him, but he became upset. "She asked him to leave, he became aggressive, and that's when the waitress's husband jumped in and asked him to leave, kicking him out," said Luis Riveron in translation.

Riveron said the man returned to the restaurant with a knife and stabbed the waitress's husband and a Good Samaritan who tried to intervene.

Police are now looking for the assailant. and the restaurant owner has a good description of him. "He's between 50 and 60 years old. He was wearing jeans, sneakers and a gray sweater," said Riveron. "He just came and started stabbing people and then ran."

Rescue crews transported the wounded men to Jackson Memorial Hospital where their condition is unknown.

If you have any information on this stabbing, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.

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