At a news conference on Sunday, NYPD officers said that they got a 911 call from a young person who said that “her cousin is killing her family members.”
Five people were stabbed to death on Sunday in a Queens, New York, residence.
At a news conference on Sunday at Jamaica Hospital, NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey stated that at around 5:10 a.m., police received a 911 call. Of an “assault in progress,” in which “a young female caller stated that her cousin is killing her family members.”
Following their arrival at the site, two police veterans, one of 16 and the other of 28, spoke with 38-year-old Courtney Gordon, according to Maddrey.
“As they get to the driveway, they see a male walking out. He’s carrying luggage. The officers asked the male a question or two, an encounter that lasted about 10 seconds, where the male draws a knife on our officers. He stabs one officer in the neck/chest area and strikes the second officer in the head,” Maddrey said.
The two policemen were rushed to a nearby hospital, along with Gordon, who was “pronounced dead on arrival,” according to Maddrey, who claims the 28-year-old veteran officer was able to pull his revolver and “discharge his weapon to stop the assault.”
A girl, age eleven, was discovered laying at the front of the house when more police arrived on the scene. She had “died of her injuries.”
According to Maddrey, there was a fire in the living room and entryway area, which prevented them from entering the house. Another resident of the house was taken to a nearby hospital when the New York Fire Department arrived on the scene and managed to put out the fire.
Upon entering, the NYFD discovered “three more victims, all dead.”
“We believe everyone who is dead—the family members, the four family members—was all because of stab wounds,” Maddrey stated. The police chief stated that the investigation is still underway and that the only weapon found at the site was the knife that was used to hurt the cops.
Gordon was in the house visiting family, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. Gordon has previously been arrested for domestic abuse in the Bronx. Despite the fact that Gordon’s acts remain unsolved, Kenny clarified that the 911 caller is undergoing questioning at the police station and “may be able to shed some light into what occurred.”
The victims’ identities remained undisclosed; however, Kenny mentioned that the hospitalized wounded party is a 61-year-old woman. Three dead bodies were discovered inside the house: a guy in his 30s, a 12-year-old kid, and a 44-year-old female.
After the event, Kenny stated that the police were doing “all right” and praised them for their “excellent job.”
Remains Found in N.Y.C. Garbage Chute Confirmed as Belonging to Missing 24-Year-Old Woman, Police Investigate
On Saturday, the authorities said that “no criminality is suspected at this time.”
Authorities in New York City have reported that a 24-year-old woman was discovered dead in a building’s trash compactor on Friday.
Brooklyn resident Jaclyn Elmquist was found “unconscious and unresponsive” in the basement of a West 28th Street Manhattan building on Friday, according to information released by the New York Police Department.
The finding was made soon after a call at 2:40 p.m. was made to the police. the day. EMS pronounced her deceased at the site.
A Deputy Commissioner of Public Information spokeswoman stated, “A preliminary investigation determined the deceased’s injuries are indicative of having fallen down the garbage chute.”
“There is no criminality suspected at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing.”
The NYPD reports that the cause of her death is yet unknown and will be ascertained by the office of the medical examiner.
WNBC reports that Elmquist was not a resident of the building when he was discovered by a building staff member at the opulent apartment complex in Manhattan’s Chelsea area.
She can be seen allegedly going along the street on Thursday night while attempting to unlock doors to several buildings in surveillance footage that the outlet posted. WNBC was also informed by sources that authorities are looking into if the woman’s death had anything to do with the case of another missing individual.
Elmquist’s cousin posted a missing flyer on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, stating that the girl “didn’t come home or show up for work” on Friday after having “left a work party in Manhattan” on Thursday.
Additionally, her relatives said that she was last seen entering a yellow taxi outside of a restaurant in Chelsea, which is located about 12 blocks from W. 28th Street.
“I wouldn’t have expected that at all,” a building resident told WABC-TV. “We have great security in the building; our doors are always locked; we have lots of cameras; it’s just honestly upsetting to hear that happened.”
“I wouldn’t have expected that at all,” a building resident told WABC-TV. “We have great security in the building; our doors are always locked; we have lots of cameras; it’s just honestly upsetting to hear that happened.”
