Man Kills 4 Relatives, Injures 2 Officers in Stabbing Rampage Before Being Fatally Shot by Police

A knife recovered at a crime scene in the far Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York on Dec. 3, 2023. NYPD via AP

NEW YORK—A man killed four relatives, including two children, in a knife attack at their New York City home early Sunday, then set the building on fire and stabbed two police officers before one of them fatally shot him, officials said.

The rampage took place before dawn at a house in Far Rockaway, a seaside section of Queens.