BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Police have apprehended a man in connection with a deadly stabbing that happened in Brooklyn on May 17.
The incident happened around 8:47 a.m. near Cooper Street and Irving Avenue.
Police say 41-year-old Eryka Caldwell of Brooklyn, NY, was found with multiple stab wounds to her body.
EMS transported Caldwell to a local hospital, where she died.
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Police arrested 38-year-old Jonathan Fernandez of Brooklyn early Sunday morning and charged him with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
The investigation is ongoing.
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).
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