Overview

• Wei Sheng Chen, 27, was arraigned Oct. 7 in Queens Criminal Court on counts including first-degree murder, attempted murder, arson, assault and weapons possession, and was remanded without bail.
• Prosecutors say his 50-year-old mother-in-law, Qui Jin Shi, died from multiple stab wounds, while a 17-year-old brother-in-law survived with roughly 20 stab and slash wounds requiring more than 100 staples and stitches.
• The violence unfolded Oct. 2 around 4 p.m. at 45-18 Smart St. in Flushing, where authorities allege Chen used alcohol to ignite multiple fires on the first floor of the home.
• FDNY deployed at least a dozen units and about 60 personnel to extinguish the blaze; eight NYPD officers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and are expected to recover.
• Investigators recovered two knives as Fire Marshals and NYPD continue the probe; police said they found Chen holding a knife, used a Taser to subdue him, and a judge set his next court date for Thursday.