Police say the suspect in the stabbing of a Harlem postal worker is transgender. New York Post article Published Friday afternoon.
“The repeat offender, who officers describe as a transgender woman, is currently brutalizing on-duty USPS mail carrier Ray Hodges as he was having lunch at the deli at 168 Lenox Avenue,” the paper said. He is being charged with murder for stabbing a man with a knife.” the story says.
According to WABC, police found Hodges inside the facility with multiple stab and slash wounds to his torso, arms, back and neck.
Additionally, the newspaper added, citing law enforcement sources, the stabbing suspect, 24-year-old Hya Cruz, had been arrested at least five times before Thursday's stabbing of Hodges.
The newspaper added that the suspect also had a history of knife violence.
Details from the post:
Officials said Cruz was captured in July 2020 in Midtown West waving an open box cutter at another person and yelling, “I'm going to cut you.” Cruz was ordered to get on the ground, but he refused.
Cruz was ordered to stand on the ground, but he refused. She was then taken away by officers and arrested for resisting arrest.
Just two weeks later, Cruz was arrested again for a 4:30 a.m. tag team robbery. After the victim invited the two to “hang out,” Cruz used a knife to steal the man's cell phone and wallet with another person.
In the case of Hodges' fatal stabbing on Thursday, New York City police said Hodges and Cruz appeared to have been arguing over who ordered first at the deli before the altercation turned physical. .
Hodges, 36, who lives in the Bronx, was working as a mail carrier when he went to get lunch. Joe's Grocery Around 2:30 p.m., police told WPIX-TV.
While Hodges was waiting to be paid, an argument broke out over who was next in line, police told WPIX. He added that Cruz is suspected of stabbing Hodges seven times. According to WABC, police found Hodges inside the facility with multiple stab and slash wounds to his torso, arms, back and neck. Hodges was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, WABC said, adding that the weapon had been recovered.
Investigators told WPIX that witnesses identified the suspect near the crime scene. Police told WPIX that Cruz was charged with second-degree murder.
first story from post“The suspect with the knife stood in front of the victim in a line, then went crazy and stabbed him in the abdomen, leaving blood smeared all over the floor and glass door,” officials said. .
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service told WPIX: another story Hodges was said to have been working as a letter carrier. His mail cart was spotted outside the deli, according to WPIX.
A friend of the person involved told WABC that it was not in her friend's character to attack others for no reason. “She's a nice young woman. She's not the type to just come out on the street and attack people.'' This is just a thing.” I don't know what happened because I wasn't around yet, but I can tell if she thought it was self-defense. ”
Postal worker Kathy Singleton told WABC that Hodges was “a nice young man.”
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