A man was shot to death by police after stabbing his wife and attacking NYPD officers during a family party last night in Queens.
The attack, which included a knife, happened shortly before 7 pm Friday in the stairwell of a 2nd floor in a building located on 62nd Ave near 102nd Street in Rego Park.
Sources close to the investigation say that the tragedy began during the festival of first birthday of a baby, when the suspect, the grandfather of the person celebrating, began to stab his wife for unknown reasons. She fled and ran down the hallway, screaming for help.
The neighbors called 911 and the first four officers to arrive ran up the stairs when they saw the 46-year-old man on the 2nd floor and They demanded that he drop the knifehe narrated ABC News.
“As soon as they came out down the stairs, a man attacked them with a knife. They give him orders to get down, he doesn’t stop, The sergeant tried to use his Taser (electric gun), but the other two officers fired their weapons,” said NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey.
The officers immediately began to carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency medical services took the man to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead.
The woman suffered at least two stab wounds. He is currently recovering in an area hospital. No officers were injured. The names of those involved were not released at this time.
Domestic violence is common in New York City and surrounding areas, between relatives, roommates and partners, even with minor victims. Every day in NYC, an average of about 747 incidents of domestic violence, including assaults, abuse, verbal abuse, and about 65 homicides annually.
This week a man was arrested on suspicion of killing his mother in their home in a town in the south of New Jersey.
Last month, a man was accused of killing his sister by hitting her several times with a frying pan as she sat next to their father at a home in Erwin, New York’s Steuben County. Also in February, a young 43-year-old Hispanic grandmother was shot to death by her partner, who then committed suicide in the victim’s apartment in Brooklyn (NYC).
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2024-03-09 13:47:00
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