FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (PIX11) – Police have identified the four family members who were killed in a stabbing in Queens, according to the NYPD.
Police said 11-year-old Miklia James, 12-year-old Rojean Davis, 44-year-old Suzette Taylor-Davis and Richmond Davis, believed to be in his 30s, were all discovered in a home on Beach 22nd Street in Far Rockaway on Sunday. They were found after police received a frantic 911 call from a woman saying her cousin was killing members of her family.
Officers who arrived at the scene found the suspect, identified as 38-year-old Courtney Gordon, leaving the home with luggage. Gordon allegedly lunged at the officers with a kitchen knife, stabbing them both, according to authorities.
An officer opened fire, killing Gordon, police said. Gordon allegedly set a small fire inside the home where the stabbings happened.
A 61-year-old woman who was also injured in the stabbings remains in critical condition in the hospital, according to authorities.
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