LARGO, Fla. – A woman has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder after a violent stabbing at a smoke shop in Largo on Monday.
Yesenia Gonzalez-Aleaga, 22, is accused of repeatedly stabbing a man at the store located at 14111 Belcher Rd. just before noon. According to Largo Police, Gonzalez-Aleaga entered the shop and asked the victim, later identified as Dafir Mohamed Dalek, for help retrieving a product from a lower shelf.
As Dalek bent down to get the item, Gonzalez-Aleaga allegedly pulled a knife from her purse and began stabbing him multiple times.
A good Samaritan inside the shop quickly intervened and managed to restrain the attacker until police arrived at the scene.
Dalek was rushed to a hospital with multiple injuries but is expected to make a full recovery, police said. Authorities have confirmed there is no known relationship between the suspect and the victim, and the motive behind the attack remains unclear.
Gonzalez-Aleaga is being held at the Pinellas County Jail, and her mugshot has been released by authorities.
The investigation is ongoing.
