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UPDATE: 2 Children Killed In UWS Stabbing, Nanny Arrested
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John Del Signore
Published Oct 25, 2012
Modified Jan 3, 2013
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John Del Signore
Published Oct 25, 2012
Modified Jan 3, 2013
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[UPDATES BELOW] Reports are coming in of a stabbing spree at 57 West 75th Street this evening. The NYPD press office tells us they are "looking into" the incident, but we're hearing reports of three adults and two children being stabbed. There are also unconfirmed reports that one person is in custody with a self-inflicted stab wound.
According to NBC New York, businesses in the area are being told to lock their doors. We'll update with more information when it becomes available.
Update 6:14 p.m.: The FDNY was called to the scene at 5:34 p.m and confirms that multiple victims were stabbed. One unidentified female was rushed to the hospital. At the moment, the FDNY spokesman had no information on the ages of the victims, but confirmed that pediatric services were called to the scene. The stabbing happened inside the building.
Update 6:26 p.m.: An FDNY spokesman tells us there as a "second transport" to St. Luke's hospital, but they have no further information at this time. The NY Post, however, has a police source telling them that "two infants were found stabbed to death in a bathtub" inside the apartment, which is inside a luxury apartment building called La Rochelle.
And ABC 7 reports that the children's mother arrived home to find her two infants stabbed, along "two others and the nanny. Four of the victims are in critical condition, including the children who are ages 3 and 5 years old, and the nanny is under arrest." Sources say the nanny's wounds may have been self inflicted.
Update 6:39 p.m.: NBC New York also reports that the children have died.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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