18-year-old stabbed during fight at Wendy's in Hialeah

Boy airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital

HIALEAH, Fla. – An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the back during a fight at a Wendy's fast-food restaurant in Hialeah.

Hialeah Fire Department spokesman Cesar Espinosa said the teenager was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Espinosa said the stabbing happened at the Wendy's at 46 E. 49th St.

The teen appeared to be conscious as he was being placed into the helicopter.

Espinosa said the victim was 15, but police Sgt. Carl Zogby later said he was 18.


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