NYPD Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Woman During Stabbing Response in Queens

NYPD officers responding to 911 calls about a break-in and stabbing at a home on 149th Street in South Ozone Park, Queens, on the night of Friday, October 24, encountered a chaotic scene on the building's third floor. According to NYPD Chief Philip Rivera, officers found a woman and two men in a struggle. The woman allegedly did not comply with orders and moved toward officers with a knife, prompting an officer to fire, striking her. She was hospitalised in stable condition; officers also deployed a Taser and recovered the knife at the scene. Three other men were treated for stab wounds, and a second knife was recovered. Rashawn Donavan, 48, a resident of the home, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder, assault with a weapon, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. The incident was reported overnight and received widespread coverage through the morning of October 25, 2026.