Police charged and killed a knife-wielding man after he stabbed his wife at a family party filled with children in their Queens apartment, authorities and neighbors said.
Police and neighbors say a gathering on the second floor of a building on 62nd Street in Forest Hills began around 6:50 p.m., when a 46-year-old man stabbed his partner in the stomach at least twice in front of other partygoers. It was announced that the victim had been stabbed with a knife, resulting in a tragic situation. .
Police say there was some type of struggle, but the details are unclear.
Four officers, including a sergeant, responded to the building, ascended the stairs and encountered the suspect in the second-floor hallway with a 12-inch knife, Chief Jeffrey Madley said at a news conference Friday night. .
Madley said the officer ordered the man to “drop the knife” but he refused and “charged” him with the weapon.
The sergeant then fired a Taser while two officers fired at least four times, hitting the suspect.
Police provided assistance until EMS arrived, Madrid said.
Firefighters were seen performing CPR on the suspect and rushing him to a waiting ambulance.
Neighbors said the man was from Uzbekistan and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
His wife is receiving treatment at a local hospital and is expected to survive.
The couple have four children, and Madley confirmed several children were present at Friday’s party.
Zafar, the suspect’s brother-in-law, told the Post that the couple’s relationship had been good until things took a turn for the worse recently.
“My sister called me today and said, ‘There’s a problem,'” said Zafar, who lives in Brooklyn.
“Things were great for them until last month,” he said. From then on, they started having marital problems. ”
Zafar said his brother-in-law was unemployed and spending most of his time at home because of a sinus infection.
Neighbors of the building on Namiki Street said violent crimes like this are rare in the area.
A man who lives on the same floor as the husband who killed his wife with a knife said, “I’ve lived in this building for 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened.”
The neighbor, who was at work when the incident occurred, received a panicked call from his wife and hurried home.
When he arrived, he encountered a gruesome scene.
“There were blood stains on the stairs and in the hallway,” he said.
Additional reporting by Joe Marino and Larry Celona
