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Queens Man Charged With Murder and Arson in Fatal Stabbing of Mother-in-Law

Police describe a domestic case with the suspect hospitalized pending arraignment.

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Two dead men were both found shot in the head inside a single-family home on 116th Rd. near 155th St. in South Jamaica, Queens, after a 41-year-old man fatally shot his younger cousin then took his own life in an apparent murder-suicide bid late Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The scene where a 27-year-old man stabbed his 50-year-old mother to death before turning the knife on a 17-year-old and himself inside 45-18 Smart St in Flushing, Queens on October 2, 2025. (Kerry Burke/NYDN)
The scene where a 27-year-old man stabbed his 50-year-old mother to death before turning the knife on a 17-year-old and himself inside 45-18 Smart St in Flushing, Queens on October 2, 2025. (Kerry Burke/NYDN)

Overview

  • Weisheng Chen, 27, was charged Saturday with six counts of murder, plus arson, weapons possession and assault, police said.
  • The attack occurred Thursday at 45-18 Smart St. in Flushing; Qiujin Shi, 50, died at a hospital and a 17-year-old relative remains in stable condition.
  • Authorities say a mattress was set on fire inside the home, the blaze was brought under control by FDNY, and the suspect allegedly slashed his wrists before being taken into custody.
  • An off-duty, pregnant Port Authority police officer who lives nearby rendered first aid to the wounded teen after hearing screams.
  • Investigators characterize the incident as a domestic dispute linked by relatives and police sources to a marital separation, and multiple first responders were treated for smoke inhalation.