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3 killed in pair of stabbings, one incident in Queens and the other in Brooklyn
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Herb Pinder
Published May 30, 2026
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The NYPD says three people were killed in a pair of weekend stabbings, one of the incidents Saturday morning in Queens and the other late Friday in Brooklyn.
Police responding to a 911 call to a Queens address just before 8 a.m. discovered a 71-year-old male and a 65-year-old woman, both with stab wounds.
They were transported to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where both were later pronounced dead, police said. Their names have not been released.
In the Brooklyn attack, officers responding to a 911 call to an Avenue D address just before midnight encountered an assault in progress and two men with stab wounds.
Police on Saturday said 34-year-old Dan Costume of Brooklyn died of his injuries. A 66-year-old male was listed in stable condition at a nearby hospital.
Police said no arrests had been made and their investigations continue.
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