Person of interest in Queens triple homicide arrested in Virginia
NEW YORK -- A person of interest is being held after the bodies of three women were found inside a home in Queens.
The NYPD says a 22-year-old family member was taken into custody in Virginia. He was driving a car stolen from one of the victims.
A home health attendant found the women stabbed to death in their bedrooms at a home on 182nd Street in Springfield Gardens on Friday morning.
The victims were identified as a 68-year-old native of Kingston, Jamaica, her 47-year-old daughter and her 26-year-old stepdaughter. The youngest had severe health issues and used a wheelchair.
Police say the person of interest was seen on video leaving the home at 5 a.m. Friday.
The NYPD is heading to Virginia to question him.
