A couple was killed Wednesday evening during a reported robbery in progress in their Crown Heights home on Winthrop Street.
by CrownHeights.info
Police received a 911 call of a robbery in progress at 263 Winthrop Street, between Nostrand and Rogers Avenues, at around 6:41pm. Upon the officers’ arrival they discovered a 65-year-old man in front of the house suffering from multiple stab wounds, as well as a 59-year-old woman inside the residence also suffering from multiple stab wounds.
The man was rushed to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the woman was declared dead at the scene.
The area has been locked down and police have opened an investigation. The suspect was described as a man wearing a mask, who fled the scene and has not been apprehended.
The identity of the victims have not been released pending family notifications.
1. Anonymous wrote:
The suspect was described as a (black) man wearing a mask
2. Are you serious! wrote:
I guess it goes without saying
3. Me wrote:
Please update as I live not too far from the crime scene.
Thank you
4. ???? wrote:
East New York, or East Beirut?
5. Mayer wrote:
It’s not considered crown heights….
6. OLD NEWS wrote:
and they say Israel is dangerous
7. Sounds like arab terrorist wrote:
It is considered crown hts. The fact that they were stabbed sounds very much like arab terrorists. There are black arabs. Sounds like what has happened in israel. Were the couple jewish or white christians?
8. emeti wrote:
need more surveillance cameras. such a crime rate, they should be subsidized for the item and the installation
thats soooo tragic.
9. orshm wrote:
the community in that area should be making a big deal of this. what are they doing? Its quiet.
10. Those killed were black wrote:
The people who were killed were black. Stabbed numerous times. Daughter called 911
11. larry wrote:
were the victims Jewish?
12. Big T wrote:
does it really matter.