What to Know
- Police responded to a 911 call about an assault around 11:30 p.m. in Ridgewood
- When officers arrived at the residence, they found a 26-year-old woman who had been stabbed multiple times
- Her roommate had an apparent self-inflicted stab wound to his leg; he was taken into custody
Police took a man into custody after his roommate was stabbed to death at a home in Queens Wednesday night.
Officers found the 25-year-old woman, identified as Carolyn Bush, with multiple stab wounds while responding to a 911 call of an assault at 1861 Stanhope St. in Ridgewood shortly before midnight.
The woman's roommate was found suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted stab wound to his leg, police said.
Bush was rushed to Wyckoff Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Her roommate, identified as 26-year-old Render Stetson-Shanahan, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
He has been arrested on murder, weapon, menacing and criminal mischief charges, police said. Attorney information for the man wasn't immediately available.
