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3 dead, 5 injured, including 2 cops, in stabbing at Queens home: officials
FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (PIX11) ---Three people were stabbed to death and several others were critically injured in a Queens home early Sunday morning, officials said.
Authorities responded to the stabbing at 467 Beach 22nd St. in Far Rockaway at around 5 a.m., according to the FDNY. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene and three others were taken to the hospital in critical condition, officials said.
Two officers responding to the incident were slashed and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
The FDNY also responded to a fire at the home at around 5:17 a.m., officials said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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