Crime & Safety
3 Stabbed Outside NYC Home After Dispute Over Dog Peeing On Lawn, Police Say
Charges are pending against the suspect as of Thursday night.
QUEENS, NY — Three people were stabbed outside a home in Queens after a reported argument over a dog urinating on a lawn, police said.
The incident happened in front of 139-42 229th St. near 139th Avenue in Laurelton just before 11 a.m.
According to police, the suspect confronted the dog's owners and stabbed a 39-year-old woman in the hand and a 39-year-old man in the back.
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The suspect's father came out to intervene and was also slashed, police said.
They were taken to Jamaica Hospital and are listed in stable condition.
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Police arrested the suspect after the incident. Charges are pending as of Thursday night.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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