New York City

Woman Stabbed to Death Inside Brooklyn Bodega: NYPD

What to Know

  • A 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death Monday inside a Brooklyn deli, police say
  • The attacker who allegedly killed Ebony Young in Bushwick was seen fleeing in gray BMW, according to authorities
  • It is not clear what led to the stabbing, but witnesses said they saw the two women arguing at a hotel next door to the bodega

Police are looking for the attacker who stabbed a 20-year-old woman to death inside a Brooklyn bodega Monday afternoon.

The NYPD said the woman, later identified as Ebony Young, was stabbed inside the Bushwick Deli and Grocery at Broadway and Malcolm X Boulevard in Bushwick about 5 p.m.

Young was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Authorities said the attacker is also thought to be a woman. A man in a gray BMW picked her up after the attack and drove away on Broadway.

It is not clear what led to the stabbing, but witnesses said they saw the two women arguing at a hotel next door to the bodega. 

"She ran inside, said 'I got stabbed' and that was it," said a deli clerk. "I tried to help her then everybody came, ambulance came."

Anyone with information about the stabbing should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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