Crime & Safety

Woman Found Dead, Stabbed In Brooklyn: NYPD

A 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Starrett City Wednesday, and her suspected attacker was taken into custody, police said.

A 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Starrett City Wednesday, and her suspected attacker was taken into custody, police said.
A 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Starrett City Wednesday, and her suspected attacker was taken into custody, police said. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY — A woman was fatally stabbed Wednesday in a Starrett City apartment building, police said.

The 34-year-old woman was found stabbed about 6:15 a.m. at an apartment building on Pennsylvania Avenue near Freeport Loop, according to the NYPD. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 31-year-old man was taken into custody at the scene, and a knife was recovered, police said. The relationship between the two was not immediately known.

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Police continued to investigate the stabbing Wednesday.

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