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Woman Fatally Stabbed in Brooklyn Park as Police Hunt Shirtless Suspect

Officers have concentrated their probe on park benches and a nearby grassy area where they say evidence was left.

Overview

  • A 30-year-old woman was found with multiple stab wounds inside Lincoln Terrace/Arthur S. Somers Park and was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
  • Police describe the suspect as a shirtless male wearing gray pants who fled on foot and say no arrests have been made in the case.
  • Investigators are focusing on a set of park benches and adjacent grass where trash and personal items were left and have been questioning people at the scene.
  • The killing is recorded as the 77th Precinct’s first homicide of the year and occurred within about a mile of a separate fatal shooting in the neighborhood over the weekend.
  • Key details remain unconfirmed, including the victim’s identity, the exact timing of the attack, and whether the victim and suspect knew each other, and authorities are urging anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.