Teen girl fatally stabbed, sister injured after allegedly rejecting advances: witness
PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Two teenage girls were stabbed, one fatally, in Park Slope in the early hours of Sunday, according to the NYPD.
The two 19-year-olds were attacked around 2:20 a.m. near Fourth Avenue and St. Marks Place, according to police.
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Samyia Spain was stabbed in the neck and chest before she was rushed to an area hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, police said.
“The family is devastated. It’s very senseless. A young life has been taken and our community is devastated from it,” Cynthia, a family friend, told PIX11 News. “She was just a sweetheart and a beautiful young lady. She had a very good heart she cared for her community, and we love her.”
According to a witness who did not want to show their face on camera, Spain and her 19-year-old sister rejected a man’s advances, which led to an argument. The man allegedly left the store and came back acting erratic before stabbing one of them in the chest and the other in the arm. The witness claimed to have been at a party with the sisters moments earlier.
“A guy in all black had stabbed one of the girls in her neck and the other in her arm and ran. So, then everybody gets to attending her. One of her friends took off their shirt and started putting compression on her neck to try to slow down the bleeding, and she was gushing blood just down her entire body, covering the street,” the witness said.
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As the deadly stabbing is now under police investigation, cellphone video showed commotion and what appears to be a group of people arguing inside the bodega before that stabbing.
The two women were taken to a nearby hospital, but sadly, Spain could not be saved. Her sister, who detectives have not identified, is still recovering from her injuries. As family and loved ones piece together a tragedy that will forever change their lives, they’re remembering a young life lost too soon.
Posters and candles spelling out the word “twin” for the slain sister sitting outside of her apartment building in the Wyckoff Gardens.
Police are talking to the surviving sister, trying to get more information about the attack.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter from Los Angeles who has covered local news for years. She has been with PIX11 since 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter.
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