Four people, including two children, were killed and three injured in stabbing attack in Queens, New York.
The police were called to the neighborhood Far Rockaway in the early hours of Sunday he found the victims in a house that had been set on fire.
The suspect stabbed two officers before being shot by one of the injured officers. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
US police confirmed they received a 911 call at 05:10 local time (10:10 GMT) when a “young woman stated that her cousin is killing her family members».
Two officers were dispatched to the address and saw a man walking out with luggage.
When the officers tried to talk to him, the man he stabbed a police officer on the neck and chest and one second in the head.
One of the officers managed to draw his gun and shot the suspect.
When more officers were dispatched to the scene, they found an 11-year-old girl in the front of the house. She was taken to hospital but later died from her injuries.
After the Fire Department of New York arrived at the scene, emergency responders found the bodies of three other people inside the home: a of a 12-year-old boy, a 44-year-old woman and a man around 30.
A 61 year old woman taken to hospital in critical condition with multiple stab wounds. The injured officers are out of danger.
Police believe all the victims died as a result of stab wounds.
The NYPD named the suspect as 39-year-old Courtney Gordon who was visiting family members in Queens at the time of the attack.
Police said the investigation is ongoing, but that the person who called 911 is being questioned at the police station.
Source: News Beast
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