Overview
- Police say a woman was stabbed multiple times around 6:20 a.m. on March 16 at 23rd Avenue and 94th Street in East Elmhurst, a few blocks from LaGuardia Airport.
- Surveillance video shows the assailant approach from behind, stab the victim repeatedly, follow her into the roadway, and then run off eastbound on 23rd Avenue.
- The victim, identified in reports as Lisette Ramales, a mother of three, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital and is recovering in stable condition after treatment for multiple wounds.
- Investigators describe the suspect as a male dressed in all black, with ABC7 reporting he wore a ski mask; police say the motive is unclear and the attack appears unprovoked.
- No arrests have been made, and police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers as concern grows over early-morning safety near transit stops.