Overview
- NYPD identified the suspect as Luis Emmanuel Valencia-Ponte, 18, who surrendered at the 115th Precinct after images were publicized.
- He was arrested in connection with the apparently random stabbing of a mother of three near 23rd Avenue and 94th Street in East Elmhurst.
- Local reports say he is charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault.
- Police say surveillance video shows a masked attacker approach from behind and then return to stab the victim again before fleeing.
- The victim remains hospitalized, reporting significant pain in her arm and back, and a bystander at the scene called 911 and helped her.