Wake held for slain FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo
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.
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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.
An FDNY member of service was stabbed Thursday afternoon in Queens and is in critical condition.
The man accused of killing an EMT with her own ambulance is expected to appear in court Thursday on murder charges.
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