Woman Injured in Stabbing at Miami International Airport

A woman was critically injured in a stabbing incident at Miami International Airport late Saturday evening. The Miami-Dade Police Department reported that the incident occurred around 11:30 pm on the fourth floor of Terminal J.

The suspect, a male, allegedly stabbed the woman multiple times and tried to throw her over the railing. The victim managed to escape and ran down to the third floor, where officers found her. The suspect was taken into custody at the scene, and a knife was recovered.

The injured woman was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Centre in critical condition. In response to the incident, passengers were evacuated from Concourses H and J as a precaution. Normal airport operations resumed after all passengers were screened again.

The Miami-Dade Police emphasized that initial reports of an active shooter were unsubstantiated. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) noted a decline in unruly passenger incidents, with over 2,000 reported in 2023, a 15 percent decrease from the previous year. However, nearly 900 incidents have been reported in 2024 so far.

The FAA stated, “The rate of unruly passenger incidents steadily dropped by over 80 percent since record highs in early 2021, but recent increases show there remains more work to do.”