Woman uses hammer to injure man in Miami-Dade

PINEWOOD, Fla. – A man was hospitalized on Saturday after a woman used a hammer to hit him during a dispute in Miami-Dade County’s Pinewood neighborhood, police said.

Police officers responded at about 2:10 p.m., at 11440 NW 7 Ave. According to Detective Angel Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, they found a man who had suffered serious injuries.

According to Rodriguez, the woman fled and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he remained Saturday afternoon.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Mercedes Cevallos and Photojournalist Matt Leach contributed to this report.