Funeral for FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo held on Long Island
The 25-year veteran was stabbed to death last week in Queens in what police are calling an unprovoked attack.
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The 25-year veteran was stabbed to death last week in Queens in what police are calling an unprovoked attack.
Family, friends and first responders pay their final respects to a 25-year veteran killed in the line of duty.
Hearts are heavy as family, friends and first responders gather to celebrate the life of Lt. Russo on Long Island. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has more on how she's being remembered.
The FDNY says the 25-year veteran will be posthumously promoted to captain during today's funeral on Long Island. CBS2's John Dias has the story.
The 25-year veteran was stabbed to death in what police are calling an unprovoked attack last week in Astoria, Queens.
Janki Oomraw told CBS2 he still has trouble sleeping because of what he saw.
Russo was a World Trade Center first responder, a 25-year veteran of the FDNY and volunteer on Long Island.
Russo was a World Trade Center first responder, a 25-year veteran of the FDNY and volunteer on Long Island, CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
The 25-year veteran of the department was stabbed to death in what police are calling an unprovoked attack last week in Queens. CBS2's John Dias has more on today's services.
The 25-year veteran was stabbed to death last week in what police are calling an unprovoked attack. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
"I knew something was wrong with him," witness Jimmy Orsaris told CBS2.
First responders from around New York are mourning one of their own. Lt. Alison Russo's community paid tribute Friday to the fallen FDNY EMT. CBS2's Alice Gainer spoke to a man who saw Thursday's attack.
The man accused of stabbing FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo to death Thursday has been charged in her murder. CBS2's Alice Gainer has an exclusive interview with a witness who tried to intervene during the attack.
FDNY members draped purple and black bunting on the station house where Russo spent at least six years as a lieutenant. But her career spans more than 20.
The FDNY community is mourning the loss of EMS Lt. Alison Russo, who was stabbed to death while on duty in Queens, CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The suspect, 34-year-old Peter Zisopoulos, was taken into custody after barricading himself in a nearby building.
The owner said the 34-year-old suspect appeared "unhinged," and "... like he was on another planet" in the moments leading up to the stabbing death of Alison Russo-Elling. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
The 25-year member of the department was stabbed to death while working in Queens on Thursday. A suspect was taken into custody. CBS2's Alecia Reid has the story.
While on duty Thursday afternoon, Alison Russo-Elling was on her way to get food when a man, seemingly unprovoked, stabbed her to death on a corner in Queens. CBS2's Tim McNicholas has the story.
Russo-Elling, a 25-year member of the FDNY, was stabbed to death on the job on Thursday afternoon. CBS2's Alecia Reid has more on the EMT's career.
The FDNY veteran and mother of five was run over and killed with her own ambulance while on duty.
Russo was a 25-year veteran of EMS and received multiple honors during her career, CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.
The suspect barricaded himself in a building nearby, but police were able to get him out and take him away in handcuffs, CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
A man is in custody after police said he stabbed an on-duty EMT to death in Astoria.
The lieutenant was rushed to the hospital, but she did not survive, CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
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Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano appeared in a Massachusetts court and denied allegations he assaulted his girlfriend at a hotel.
A Kearny man faces a host of charges after allegedly fatally shooting another man with a bow and arrow over the weekend.
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Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano was indicted for allegedly confining and attacking a woman in a Boston hotel room.
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