An 8-year-old boy is dead and a mother and father were injured after being stabbed during an apparent domestic dispute inside an apartment in Jamaica, Queens on Thursday.
Police sources told Eyewitness News, that a 29-year-old mother and 43-year-old father were out with an 8-month-old baby, and came home to a 20-year-old male suspect stabbing an 8-year-old boy.
NYPD officials say the mother came out of the building, located at 147-25 94th Ave. around 5:20 p.m., bleeding, and pleading for help.
They say the woman, who was stabbed in the back, ran down to the corner and got help from MTA police, who called 911 for assistance.
Officers were on the scene within minutes, entered the building and responded to a fifth-floor apartment.
That’s where they found the 20-year-old man, who cops say was holding his 43-year-old father in a headlock with a knife to his throat.
Officials say the officers ordered the suspect, repeatedly, to drop the knife — but the suspect did not comply.
A 28-year-old officer then fired a single round, striking the suspect and saving the 43-year-old victim’s life.