83-Year-Old Man Stabs Senior Living Manager After Failed Inspection

CCTV footage shows the shocking moment an 83-year-old man repeatedly stabs the property manager of his senior living complex.

Suspect John Gula from Miami Beach, Florida, is now facing charges of attempted second-degree murder following the unprovoked attack.

The horrifying incident took place on August 4 at the Rebecca Towers, a building dedicated to senior housing.

Gula pulled a pocket knife and repeatedly stabbed Amelia Sola Ortiz after she told him he had failed a property inspection, according to the arrest report.

“Ortiz was last seen going to the 10th floor to speak to the defendant in reference to a failed inspection and the state of his apartment,” it states.

The surveillance footage, obtained by NBC News affiliate WTVJ, has no audio but shows who cops believe are Gula and his girlfriend speaking to Ortiz for several minutes.

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The knifeman then puts down an item that was in his hand and reaches into his pocket for a folding knife, slowly opening it up before repeatedly lunging at her.

Ortiz, who was initially stabbed out of view of the camera, staggers forward, trying to push her attacker away as blood from the left side of her chest pools through her shirt.

In the frenzy, Ortiz knocked him into the wall and into his girlfriend who appeared to try to help get the knife off him.

She successfully disarmed him, throwing the knife down the hall while bleeding heavily.

But the crazed senior who was covered in blood, continued to fight her and tried to pull a second knife from his pocket and stab her from behind, officers say.

The trio continued to struggle but Ortiz staggered away with blood on her face, clutching her phone in her right hand until she found the apartment of a witness who called 911, the report says.