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Police have described the scene where a man killed three family members and injured another as "chaos."
The incident unravelled at a Queens family home at around 5am on Sunday morning after police were called to the address by a young woman who said "my cousin are killing our family members." Upon arrival the police confronted the suspect who has been identified as 39-year-old Courtney Gordon.
He stabbed one police officer in the face and another in the neck. He was then shot dead by one of the injured officers who has been praised for acting so bravely in the "chaotic scene" with a "madman on a rampage."
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Police have released this image of the knife that was discovered at the scene in Queens (@NYPDnews/X)Speaking at a New York Police Department press conference on Sunday morning, Patrick Hendry, the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York praised the police officers who attended the scene. He said: "This shows that police officers never know what they are responding to, what is awaiting for them on that scene.
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Police and the fire department at the scene early on Sunday (Freedom News TV)
There was a huge emergency services response to the incident (Freedom News TV)"This scene was chaos, multiple victims, a house on fire, and a mad man on a rampage, a mission, I am thankful these police officers showed up. Imagine what could have happened if these police officers weren't there. This mad man tried to kill after he killed others, a New York City police officer. The skill that this police officer had. Shooting and stopping the threat after he was being stabbed. Unbelievable skill.
"I know both of these police officers personally, an unbelievable job, true professionals, just great men who were doing their job, and again, thank God they were there.... And again, thank God they were there ... how many more victims could there have been if these skilled, professional police officers did not show up to this scene."
Patrick Hendry described the suspect as a "madman" (@NYPDnews/twitter)The two police officers who attended were described as "experienced officers", one with 16 years in the police department and another with 28 years.
When they arrived they were met by Gordon who was walking away from the house in question with luggage. A couch had been set on fire outside the house. The police questioned Gordon about what had happened which led to an attack.
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The incident happened at around 5am in the morning - emergency services can be seen in the area (Freedom News TV)Once Gordon had been shot, more officers arrived as well as the fire department to deal with the fire. A young child was found dead outside the home and police have since confirmed she was just 11-years-old. A 61-year-old woman was also found outside the home, she has been taken to hospital and is in critical condition.
Three more victims were found inside: a male 12 year old, a female 44-year-old and a male in his 30s. It is understood that all four had suffered stabbing injuries. The injured police officers were taken to Jamaica Hospital and are expected to fully recover.