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Woman arrested for attempted murder after stabbing man inside smoke shop: LPD

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Published  April 15, 2025 1:23pm EDT
Pinellas County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • Yesenia Gonzalez-Aleaga, 22, is accused of stabbing a man at a smoke shop off Belcher Rd. in Largo.
    • Police say she attacked the victim after asking him for a product on the lower shelf.
    • The victim went to the hospital and is expected to fully recover, according to LPD.

LARGO, Fla. - A woman faces an attempted first-degree murder charge after Largo police say she stabbed a man multiple times at a smoke shop on Monday.

What we know:

Investigators say Yesenia Gonzalez-Aleaga, 22, walked into the store at 14111 Belcher Rd. shortly before noon on Monday and asked a man for a product on the lower shelf.

When the man, later identified as Dafir Mohamed Dalek, went to pick up the product, police say Gonzalez-Aleaga pulled a knife out of her purse and began stabbing him.

Mugshot of Yesenia Gonzalez-Aleaga. Courtesy: Pinellas County Jail.

Mugshot of Yesenia Gonzalez-Aleaga. Courtesy: Pinellas County Jail.

A good Samaritan held Gonzalez-Aleaga down until officers arrived, according to LPD.

Police say the victim went to the hospital with various injuries and is expected to fully recover.

What we don't know:

Investigators say they still don't know the reason for the attack, adding that the suspect and the victim do not know each other.

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The Source: This story was written with information from the Largo Police Department.

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