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4 people stabbed to death in Brooklyn home: NYPD

An NYPD vehicle in New York City on October 13, 2023 (Source: PIX11 News)

BROOKLYN, NY (PIX11) — Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing four people, including two children, to death at a Brooklyn home, authorities said.

One of the tenants of a Bensonhurst home arrived Friday night to find a family member with blood on his hands, police sources said. Officers arrived at the area of ​​Avenue P and West 8th Street around 10:18 p.m., the NYPD said.


Police found a 58-year-old woman stabbed multiple times in the neck, authorities said. Two children, a 4-year-old and a 5-year-old, and a 24-year-old woman were also found with multiple stab wounds, police said.

Emergency services arrived at the home and pronounced all of the victims dead, police said.

Officers arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the incident, sources said. Investigators believe the stabbing was the result of a domestic dispute, police sources said.

Charline Charles is a Brooklyn-based digital journalist who has been covering local news, culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.