Posted on: July 21, 2025 07:00 AM

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What happened in Ridgewood Queens NYC man stabs wife his 2 year old girl to death before trying to kill himself

The suspect stabbed his wife and child in the chest and neck several times, before stabbing himself in his own chest at their Ridgewood home.

In a shocking tragedy, a Queens father killed his wife and two-year-old girl before turning the murder weapon, a kitchen knife, on himself. The 54-year-old man, who remains unidentified, stabbed the 41-year-old mother and the baby to death. He stabbed them in the chest and neck several times, before stabbing himself in his own chest at their Ridgewood home on Saturday, July 19, the New York Post reported, citing sources and the NYPD.

“It’s shocking, you know, that it happens right next door to you,” said a neighbor, Andres. “I guess, you don’t know who your neighbors are.”