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4 FAMILY MEMBERS STABBED TO DEATH INSIDE QUEENS HOME; SUSPECT FATALLY SHOT BY
POLICE

By Kristie Keleshian, Jenna DeAngelis, Christina Fan

Updated on: December 4, 2023 / 7:52 AM EST / CBS New York

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Queens stabbing spree suspect fatally shot by police

NEW YORK -- A violent rampage rocked Far Rockaway, Queens on Sunday morning.

Police said a man stabbed his own family to death, killing four people,
including two children, before attacking two responding officers.

READ MORE: Family of suspect in Queens stabbings say he suffered from mental
health issues



A long driveway leading up to homes off of Beach 22nd Street was opened up and
CBS New York saw some of the wreckage left behind from the early morning
disturbing chain of events.

Neighbors on Beach 22nd Street awoke to a crime scene with the sound of gunshots
just after 5 a.m. Police said a girl called 911 saying her cousin stabbed and
killed her family members. One neighbor saw the girl outside.

"The girl, I seen her running with no shoes on. She wasn't saying anything. She
was running trying to get help," the neighbor said.

NYPD: Multiple people killed in stabbing at home in Queens

Police said the suspect, identified as 38-year-old Courtney Gordon of the Bronx,
was visiting family at the Far Rockaway home. Two responding officers found him
at the end of the driveway carrying luggage.

"They engaged him in a short, casual conversation, 'Hey, did you hear anything?
Do you know what's going on?' And the male kind of nodded and then he drew a
knife off his person and immediately attacked both officers, slashed the first
officer in the neck and the second officer in the head," NYPD Chief of
Department Jeffrey Maddrey said.



One officer, a 28-year veteran, shot and killed Gordon. At the home, police
found an 11-year-old girl, a 12-year-old boy, a 44-year-old woman, and a man in
his 30s all dead with stab wounds.

They also found a 61-year-old woman with stab wounds who was taken to the
hospital in critical condition.

Watch Jenna DeAngelis' report

1 of 2 NYPD officers attacked by knife-wielding man in Far Rockaway released
from hospital

Police said before Gordon walked out of the home, he set a couch by the front
door on fire. Police had to wait for firefighters to arrive before they could go
inside.



A neighbor across the street, who didn't want to be identified, heard arguing
outside the home the night before.

"I put my ear near the window and I just heard a guy just ranting," the neighbor
said.

"Whatever happened was terrible, especially what happened to the kids," neighbor
Amisha Paul added.

Paul's family lives a couple doors down and had to evacuate because of the fire.
She and her neighbors said they are heartbroken by the tragedy.

Walter White's young daughter often played with the two children who died.



"The kids that live in that area are very nice kids," White said. "We play at
the park every day and it's really unfortunate."

Watch Kristie Keleshian's report

NYPD: Man killed after stabbing 4 family members to death, slashing 2 officers

Police said Gordon had one prior arrest -- for strangling someone in a domestic
incident in the Bronx.

While some officers remained on scene Sunday night, others lined up outside
Jamaica Hospital to show support for one of their injured brothers who was
released. He gave a thumb's up to show he's okay.



"These two police officers, without hesitation, they responded to this job,
putting themselves in harm's way," said Patrick Hendry, president of the Police
Benevolent Association. "This is a tough day. We're not going to celebrate. So
many lives lost, a whole family wiped out."

Police said the 61-year-old woman who was also stabbed is in critical condition
and the second officer suffered a laceration to his face and is recovering.


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