Written by Muhammad Jamal
Sunday, December 3, 2023 11:05 PM
US authorities said that a man carrying a knife killed four members of his extended family, including two children, in a home in the Queens area of New York City before he was shot dead by police, according to Sky News.
New York City Police said that a girl called to report the incident that occurred in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens and said that “one of her relatives is killing her family members.”“.
The police added to reporters that the 38-year-old suspect stabbed two police officers who went to the scene, and one of them shot him dead..
It reported that the suspect had previously been arrested due to an incident of domestic violence, and the two injured officers were taken to the hospital to receive treatment..
Police said the four people who were stabbed to death were a 12-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl, a 44-year-old woman, and a man in his 30s. She added that she found the 11-year-old child in front of the house, while the other three were inside the bedrooms.
The police explained that a fifth person was stabbed, a 61-year-old woman, and that she was in hospital in critical condition..
The police added that the suspect set fire to a sofa in the living room of the house, which forced police officers to wait for the fire brigades to arrive before entering the house..
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2023-12-03 21:05:00
