{"id":168151,"date":"2026-03-19T12:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/168151\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:50:41","slug":"queens-stabbing-caught-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/168151\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens stabbing caught on video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lhaoy1x9horq2t9b.jpg\" alt=\"Woman stabbed several times on way to work in Queens\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">QUEENS &#8211; A man was arrested in a stabbing of woman caught on surveillance video, police said.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Police say Luis Emmanuel Valencia Ponce, 18, approached a 29-year-old woman from behind near the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 94th Street in Queens early Monday morning before attacking her.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">In the video, the suspect can be seen running up to the woman and striking her several times.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">According to police, the attack happened around 6:17 a.m. March 16 as the woman was heading to a bus stop in East Elmhurst. Authorities said the suspect displayed a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times about the body in what investigators described as an unprovoked attack.<\/p>\n<p> Video shows suspect sneak up behind woman <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/woman-stabbed-several-times-on-way-to-work-in-queens-e1773921296900.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 NY shows the suspect sneaking up behind the woman as she crossed the street before 7 a.m., then repeatedly stabbing her. The footage was partially frozen due to its graphic nature, but shows the attacker continuing the assault even after a brief pause as the victim tried to get away.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The woman, who was on her way to work, managed to stagger across the street to a nearby bus stop, where a bystander called 911.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Emergency medical services transported her to NYC Health and Hospitals\/Elmhurst, where she was listed in stable condition and is recovering, according to police and her family.<\/p>\n<p> Husband speaks out <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Her husband told FOX 5 NY prior to the arrest that she felt shaken following the attack.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&#8220;We want the most is that they capture the suspect,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Thank God my wife is not doing as bad. She\u2019s recovering little by little. She\u2019s scared to return after what happened. She\u2019s scared she will be attacked again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Police said the suspect fled eastbound on 23rd Avenue following the stabbing.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Valencia Ponce, of Queens, was arrested around 1 a.m. Thursday and charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The motive of the attack remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This report is based on information from police and the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"QUEENS &#8211; A man was arrested in a stabbing of woman caught on surveillance video, police said. 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