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Brooklyn stabbing at apartment building leaves woman dead; man questioned in case, police say

Police outside Brooklyn apartment building where woman was stabbed to death
A 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed inside a Starrett City apartment Wednesday morning.
Lloyd Mitchell

Detectives in Brooklyn are questioning a man in connection with Wednesday’s fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old woman at a Brooklyn apartment complex.

Charges against the 31-year-old man are pending the results of the ongoing investigation.

Police found the woman inside the Starrett City complex, at 1460 Pennsylvania Ave. near the Freeport Loop, at around 6:15 a.m. on Sept. 27 after responding to a 911 call.

Upon arrival, officers from the 75th Precinct located the woman, who sustained multiple stab wounds to her body inside a 14th floor residence..

EMS responded to the scene where the woman was pronounced dead. The victim’s name has not been released, pending family notification.

Police recovered a knife at the location. The investigation remains ongoing, according to police.

Through Sept. 24, according to the NYPD’s most recent CompStat report, the 75th Precinct tallied 17 murders, equal to the number of homicides reported at this point in 2022.

Police crime scene at Brooklyn apartment
Police at the scene where a 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed inside a Starrett City apartment Wednesday morning.Lloyd Mitchell

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