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The 17-year-old was having a meal on the floor when she was attacked with a butcher knife Sunday. Officials say they aren't yet ruling out hate crime charges.

A man accused of stabbing a transgender 17-year-old girl with a butcher knife at Miami International Airport on Sunday was arrested and charged with attempted murder, police said.

Alexander Love, 29, was charged with first-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon and attempted premeditated murder, according to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Officers responded to Terminal J around 11:30 p.m. after reports of a stabbing, officials said in a news release. The victim was eating a meal while sitting on the floor when, officials say, Love attacked her without provocation, stabbing her about 18 times in her face, head, arms, shoulders, neck and legs before he tried to throw her over a safety retaining glass, officials said.

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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 177 points 2 months ago

How the fuck did this guy get a butcher knife into an airport?

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 168 points 2 months ago

Thank god for the TSA, keeping us all safe from 4oz of shampoo and water bottles, though, right?

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 21 points 2 months ago

You jest, but we all know the damage you could do with a 5oz bottle of shampoo is incalculable.

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[-] cbarrick@lemmy.world 141 points 2 months ago
[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

By walking through the front doors, as at most airports in the world.
You realize walking into an airport is no different than walking into a mall?

[-] KeefChief13@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago
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[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 months ago

You realize walking into an airport is no different than walking into a mall?

I haven't been to an airport in years where food was available outside the secure side.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I've never been in an airport that didnt have at least a food court, much less several branded restaurants, available in the general pre-security areas.

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So, what do non-passengers eat while they're waiting?
Bus drivers, limo operators, other services?
They do what?

Toronto Pearson, Terminal 1

NOTE - Before Security

Top of my head, Pearson, both terminals BEFORE security: Terminal 3: Subway, A&W, Freshíí, 3 Tim Hortons
Terminal 1: 4 Tims, Swiss Chalet, KFC, McD's...

I've been there over 3,000 times.

[-] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

Yes, mostly they eat the bus drivers, but if a limo driver is a little too slow, well....

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 66 points 2 months ago

Love admitted to being involved in the attack and said he had become acquainted with the victim beforehand.

"The defendant added he was possibly drugged and someone inserted an unknown object in his rectum," the report says. "Although the defendant is not certain the victim is responsible for this, the defendant made a statement indicating he needed to hurt whoever hurt him and was prompted to purchase the knife at a Target store near Miami International Airport."

Appears not to be a random hate crime.

[-] finley@lemm.ee 105 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Or this guy is making shit up in order to cover for a violent hate crime. Since the first thing someone does after getting raped in the ass is to go to a target, get a knife and then go to the nearest airport and stab someone

[-] Eyeuhnluuung@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

More likely he’s using meth.

[-] finley@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Not mutually exclusive

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago

I think you're giving a bit too much credit to someone mentally deficient enough to commit such a violent act. Still, it is a reasonable assertion.

[-] Dusktracer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

First time I read that last line I thought it said "Still, it is a reasonable insertion" and was wondering if we had the size of what was allegedly put in the dudes ass xD.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago

Officers responded to Terminal J around 11:30 p.m. after reports of a stabbing, officials said in a news release. The victim was eating a meal while sitting on the floor when, officials say, Love attacked her without provocation, stabbing her about 18 times in her face, head, arms, shoulders, neck and legs before he tried to throw her over a safety retaining glass, officials said.

"The victim was able to escape the attack and ran down the stairs to the third-floor level, which is where the officers found her," police said.

Airports that late are just creepy in general considering how empty they are. I've been in them and rarely seen anyone beyond a handful of passengers and some janitors in those concourses when I was waiting for a late night flight. I could absolutely see someone being attacked in one for any number of reasons. I'm glad she was able to escape and he was caught.

[-] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 53 points 2 months ago

When I was younger a man joined our church and decided to teach Sunday school. He one day attacked a girl just after his class finished and did it as a church service was going on and fled carrying the knife through the congregation up the aisle out the front door. This made me remember this for some reason.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 42 points 2 months ago

It was all part of gods plan.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago

That sounds like a horrifying memory and I'm sorry you have to live with that.

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[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago

Please, continue pretending like not voting isn't violence against the LGBT community

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[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 30 points 2 months ago

Surely this has nothing to do with the rhetoric of our political leaders

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 months ago

How did the attacker have a knife in a secure terminal?

[-] cbarrick@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago
[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Where does it mention secure terminal?

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The article says “officers responded to [an incident in] terminal J”. Every airport I’ve ever seen, large and small, have had the terminal behind security.

[-] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

The terminal includes everything from check in to baggage pick up, before and after security, and often includes a food court and shops that are before security.

Maybe you're thinking of the "gate area" of the terminal? That's behind security.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

and often includes a food court and shops that are before security.

It's been years since I've seen any food or retail on temperature non-secure side of any airport.

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[-] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Officials said that at the police station, Love admitted to being involved in the attack and said he had become acquainted with the victim beforehand.

"The defendant added he was possibly drugged and someone inserted an unknown object in his rectum," the report says. "Although the defendant is not certain the victim is responsible for this, the defendant made a statement indicating he needed to hurt whoever hurt him and was prompted to purchase the knife at a Target store near Miami International Airport."

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