Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of New York City EMS Worker

Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of New York City EMS Worker
FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling. Courtesy of FDNY via AP
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—A man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a veteran emergency medical worker with New York City’s fire department, police said Friday.

Police announced Friday that Peter Zisopoulos, 34, was being charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the fatal stabbing of Russo-Elling, a nearly 25-year veteran of the city’s fire department who was among the first responders to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.