Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 2 Critical After Attempted Murder-Suicide: Nassau PD
Police say one person was stabbed to death. The alleged attacker and another victim are still in critical condition.
MASSAPEQUA, NY — An attempted murder-suicide in Massapequa has left one person dead and two others in critical condition, Nassau County police say.
According to police, officers were sent to a home on North Manhattan Avenue at 7:01 p.m. Saturday for a disturbance. When they arrived, they found two women, ages 22 and 29, who had been stabbed by a 34-year-old man.
Police found the man inside the home, and say he had tried to kill himself. Reports from the scene say he attempted to hang himself.
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Officers rendered aid to the main at the scene. All three were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Around 10 a.m. on Sunday, police say the 29-year-old woman died from her injuries.
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Both the 22-year-old woman and the man remain in critical condition. Police have not released the names of anyone involved.
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