The suspect also wounded a 61-year-old woman. Police fatally shot him after they say he attacked two officers with a knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four family members were killed in a stabbing spree in Queens early Sunday morning that also wounded another person in the home and two officers, the New York Police Department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police responded to a Far Rockaway residence at 5:10 a.m. after a young girl called 911 to report her cousin was killing her family members, NYPD Chief of Department Jeff Maddrey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two responding NYPD officers encountered a man later determined to be the suspect \u2014 a family member of the victims \u2014 in a driveway. Police said he was leaving the residence and carrying luggage when they stopped him to ask a couple of questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After engaging in casual conversation for about 10 seconds, the suspect pulled a knife on the officers, stabbing one in the neck and striking the other in the head, Maddrey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One officer pulled out his weapon and shot the suspect, identified as Courtney Gordon, 38. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said more officers responded to the home and found an 11-year-old girl lying in front of the house. She did not survive her injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers attempted to make entry into the home to reach the rest of the victims but were stopped by a fire that had been lit in the living room, according to Maddrey. The New York City Fire Department responded and put out the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said police believe the suspect lit a couch on fire while leaving the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers found four more victims in the two back bedrooms of the home. Three of the victims \u2014 a 12-year-old boy, a 44-year-old woman and a man in his 30s \u2014 died in the attack, Maddrey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 61-year-old woman is in critical condition and is being treated at a hospital for multiple stab wounds, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The officers were taken to local hospitals, where they are being treated for their injuries. Both are expected to be OK, Maddrey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maddrey said officers recovered a \u201ctypical kitchen steak knife” at the scene, which was the weapon used to injure the police officers. No other weapon has been recovered and a motive is not known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 911 caller was being interviewed by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenny said they believe the suspect, a Bronx resident, was visiting his family in Far Rockaway when the attack occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n