FDNY EMS worker stabbed to death in Queens: sources

ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) – An FDNY EMS member died after getting stabbed while on-duty in Queens Thursday, three sources told PIX11 News.

The EMS member was stabbed at Steinway Street and 20th Avenue in Astoria around 2:20 p.m., according to FDNY and NYPD officials. She was hospitalized in critical condition but died from her injuries, according to sources.

A suspect was taken into custody, NYPD officials said.

The NYPD asked the public to avoid the area of Steinway Street and 20th Avenue due to the police investigation.

Mayor Eric Adams visited the hospital in Queens where the EMS member was taken after the stabbing.

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