Victim recovering after North Miami machete attack

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — Newly released video shows police arriving to the scene of an alleged machete attack.

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It happened Sunday afternoon in the area of Northeast 142nd Street and Sixth Avenue in North Miami.

Police said they arrived to the scene to find one man bleeding profusely from his hand while holding another man against a fence.

According to authorities, the man bleeding, Bryant Toletino, is the victim in this case.

He is even heard telling the suspect, 31-year-old Ariel Alvarez, not to act like the victim.

Police said Toletino was attacked by Alvarez with a machete.

Authorities said the victim was visiting a friend and Alvarez was outside the apartment. They knew each other from the neighborhood, cops said.

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The two men were engaged in conversation and then Toletino said Alvarez just lost it.

Police said Alvarez told them he was acting in self-defense, but they said surveillance video told another story.

Jail records show Alvarez is facing a felony charge for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

As of Thursday, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed at “to be set.” He was also placed on an immigration hold.

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