HIALEAH, Fla. – Hialeah police are investigating a fatal stabbing that was reported Tuesday morning inside of a home.
According to Hialeah police, the home is located in the area of West 16th Avenue and 63rd Street.
Police said officers arrived at the home to find a man dead.
They called the death an “isolated incident” and said several people were detained for questioning.
Later in the evening, police announced the arrest of 44-year-old William Carles on a first-degree murder charge.
According to an arrest report released the next day, the victim was sleeping on the sofa in the living room when Carles stabbed him repeatedly with a switchblade.
Investigators said Carles then changed his clothing, washed his hands, and exited the residence towards the rear yard where he disposed of the switchblade after the incident.
Witnesses who were home at the time of the stabbing notified the police and Carles was later taken into custody.
Carles’ arrest report states that he waived his rights and gave a confession to the incident after being questioned by police.
A man who lives nearby the home said he woke up Tuesday to the police investigating right outside his front door.
“I got a call from my dad (and) he said somebody got stabbed right here. I found out it happened next door when I came outside to go to work,” he said.
Police taped off the home and had a dive team search for evidence in the lake behind it while another officer used a paddle boat to help with the investigation.
A man who says that he lives in the home with four others told Local 10 News that the incident happened around 4 a.m. and started with an argument over a woman.
One neighbor said that he wasn’t surprised by the incident.
“I’ve never had problems with them, but they’ve had shady characters coming in and out of there, so I’m not sure what they’ve been up to,” he said.