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.

    • frickineh@lemmy.world
      1268·
      2 years ago

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

    • mad_asshatter@lemmy.world
      1411·
      2 years 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?

          • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
            101·
            2 years ago

            No. Tegel Airport, soon as you walked in, you were at security.

            It’s closed now, but that only means you can’t even stroll in at all.

          • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
            81·
            2 years ago

            From what I can recall, I didn’t think DFW has anything but baggage checks and ticket counters outside the secure area. You can technically go into the airport, but there’s no reason to if you’re not a passenger, and security would probably make you move if you tried to sit anywhere.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        151·
        2 years 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.

        • mad_asshatter@lemmy.world
          43·
          2 years 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.