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Three women found killed inside Queens home, police say
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Catalina Gonella
Published Nov 18, 2022
Modified Nov 18, 2022
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Catalina Gonella
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Three women were found stabbed to death inside a Queens home Friday morning, according to police, and a suspect is still at large.
Shortly before 10 a.m. police said the three women were discovered at a single-family home on 182nd St. near 146th Drive in Springfield Gardens.
The victims included a 68-year-old woman, her 47-year-old daughter, and 26-year-old stepdaughter, according to police.
Family and neighbors lingered outside the confines of police tape near the two-story house Friday afternoon, processing the news.
“It was hard to believe,” said Donna Hewitt, 56, who said she was the cousin of the eldest victim. “But now I see the whole thing, so I know that it's real.”
Hewitt described her cousin as a caring, loving person.
“She's very friendly. She get along well with everybody,” Hewitt said. “She’s a very nice lady.”
Nadine Thomas, 53, a sister of one of the victims, also stood outside the home with other loved ones, teary-eyed. Thomas said her sister was good-natured.
“She was always fun and laughter — high spirits,” Thomas said.
Earlier in the afternoon Mayor Eric Adams visited the scene, though he didn’t make a public statement. On his way out the mayor told reporters, “Our hearts go out to the families.”
A spokesperson for the NYPD told reporters the crime was “an isolated domestic incident and the public is safe.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Correction: After this story was published, NYPD corrected the age of the youngest victim. She was 26, according to police.
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