28-02 8th St. Astoria Houses (Google)
June 7, 2020 By Christian Murray
Two people were stabbed—one fatally—outside the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex this morning.
Police received a 911 call at 6:36 a.m. Sunday of an assault in front of 28-02 8th St. Upon arrival, the responding officers discovered a 37-year-old man with stab wounds to the chest and a 34-year-old woman with a stab wound to her back.
EMS transported the man to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst where he was pronounced dead. The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in Astoria and was listed in stable condition.
Police say that the victims got into a dispute with a man who stabbed them.
The suspect is described as black, in his 30s and was wearing a red shirt and black pants. There have been no arrests.
Police have named the victim as Romeo Bartley, who lived on 8th Street, near the NYCHA complex.
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These area needs more police patrols. It’s the same individuals. Causing the problems . Evict the criminals from Astoria Houses ..
Shut up! Not all cops are racist just like not all black people are criminals
That’s not social distancing.
Why did the racist police show up? Who called them? I thought the community could handle this.
Yeah let’s see YOU take on a violent man with a KNIFE! We should DEFUND you frauds who would turn us ALL into Victims in the morgue!
Take your HATE to the South We the north protect ALL Lives! And Black Cops With a Badge are HEROS to YOUR ZERO! RESPECT OR DEFECT!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽