{"id":315446,"date":"2026-08-06T19:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/315446\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:50:44","slug":"nypd-makes-arrest-in-deadly-long-island-city-high-rise-stabbing-in-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/315446\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD makes arrest in deadly Long Island City high-rise stabbing in Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) — Police have made an arrest in a deadly stabbing inside a high-rise apartment<\/a> in Long Island City over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Bretford Brewer, 36, of Brooklyn, is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.<\/p>\n

Carlos Penzo, also 36, was found in his apartment at 43-25 Hunter Street on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

He had multiple stab wounds to his head, face and chest.<\/p>\n

Officials said on Tuesday that they had taken a man into custody who was found naked<\/a> on the roof of the apartment building.<\/p>\n

Authorities say he was spraying a fire extinguisher at security cameras.<\/p>\n

Brewer was expected to be arraigned on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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