NYPD: Woman Fatally Stabbed In Far Rockaway, Boyfriend Arrested
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have arrested a 42-year-old man in connection to a fatal stabbing in Queens early Sunday morning.
The suspect has been identified as Jonnie Jones of Queens.
According to police, 51-year-old Monet Franklin and another 74-year-old woman were found with several stab wounds at a residence on Beach 32nd Street in Far Rockaway at around 1:51 a.m.
Franklin, believed to be the suspect's girlfriend, was pronounced dead the the scene, 1010 WINS' Samantha Liebman reported.
The 74-year-old woman, believed to be Franklin's mother, was taken to Jamaica Medical center in stable condition, police said.
Authorities say a knife was discovered on the scene.
Jones has been charged with second degree murder and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon.
The investigation is ongoing.