Overview

• Officers responded just before 4 p.m. to 45-18 Smart St. in Flushing, where they found a burning home and two people who had been stabbed.
• The 50-year-old woman, identified as Qiujin Shi, died at a hospital, and a 17-year-old male relative was hospitalized in stable condition and is expected to survive.
• Police say the suspect allegedly set the fire and slashed his wrists before being taken into custody in critical condition.
• FDNY dispatched 12 units with about 60 personnel and brought the blaze under control around 4:38 p.m., and Fire Marshals opened an investigation.
• EMS transported at least eight patients to local hospitals, including five NYPD officers treated for smoke inhalation.