A man suspected of slashing his estranged wife’s throat in Milford, Connecticut on Sunday night, then stabbing the elderly man she had been hired to care for is still missing and could be in Connecticut, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, police said.
Police have been looking for Amado Rodriguez, 48, since responding to a home on Washington Street just after 7:30 p.m. on Sunday and found his estranged wife with a bad cut on her neck.
The female victim, and Rodriguez's estranged wife, is the live-in caretaker for an elderly Milford man, who was also injured in the attack. Rodriguez is believed to have stabbed both victims.
Police said he went into the house without permission, went into the woman’s bedroom and cut her throat with a knife while she was sleeping.
Then he attacked the elderly male, who has vision impairment, stole the man’s car and fled, police said. Both victims have since been released from the hospital.
Rodriguez, who has ties to New Britain; Bradley Beach and Neptune Township, New Jersey; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; is still on the loose.
Police have obtained a warrant charging him with assault in the first degree, first-degree assault on an elderly person, home invasion, first-degree burglary, larceny in the second degree and criminal violation of a restraining order.
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Rodriguez is 5-foot-11, weighs 280 pounds and has a clean-shaven face and head. He is believed to be driving a gray 2011 Hyundai Tucson with Connecticut plates 826YTB.
He is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
If you have information on his whereabouts, call Milford Det. Jeffrey Cortes at 203-877-1465 or email him at jcortes@ci.milford.ct.us.
