A tourist was repeatedly stabbed by a crazed homeless woman inside Macy’s Herald Square Thursday afternoon amid the packed holiday shopping rush, according to cops and law enforcement sources.
The 38-year-old California victim, who was shopping with her husband during the Big Apple’s crowded holiday season, was knifed in the back, shoulder, and arm in the seventh-floor bathroom of the flagship store in Midtown at 3:13 p.m., police and sources said.
The victim suffered multiple stab wounds to her back and a laceration on her right arm, cops said.
A 38-year-old woman was repeatedly stabbed inside a Macy’s in Midtown Thursday afternoon. Jimin Kim/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
The woman, a California tourist shopping with her husband, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. James Keivom
The victim, visiting from Jurupa Valley, works as a civilian for the state’s sheriff’s office, where her husband serves as a sheriff, sources said.
A female person of interest has since been taken into custody, according to police.
The unhinged attacker is believed to be a troubled 43-year-old homeless woman, sources said. AFP via Getty Images
The unhinged attacker is believed to be a troubled 43-year-old homeless woman, sources said.
No charges have been filed.
The investigation is ongoing.
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