Crime & Safety
Man Killed In NYC Apartment Stabbing Identified
A 32-year-old woman was also found injured with a slash wound to the right arm.
QUEENS, NY — A man stabbed to death inside a Queens apartment building has been identified, police said on Monday.
Officers found 41-year-old Miguel Perez inside 101-11 86 Avenue with a stab wound to the chest on Sunday around 2:25 a.m.
A 32-year-old woman was also found injured with a slash wound to the right arm.
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The man and woman were both taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center after the incident. Perez was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The woman is expected to recover.
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What led up to the stabbing is not known at this time. Police have not released a description of a possible suspect.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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