Upper West Side family stabbed to death by father identified

Cops have revealed the identity of the Upper West Side family — one an infant boy — who were knifed to death by their father, who then took his own life, cops said Tuesday.

Police believe Edison Lopez, 41, fatally stabbed his wife Alexandra, 40, and two sons Lucian, 3, and 1-year-old Calvin, before knifing himself to death inside their fourth-floor apartment on W. 86th St. near Riverside Drive.

Their bodies were discovered around 2:50 p.m. Monday.

Lopez was the superintendent of the building, a job neighbors said was handed down to him from his father, who used to be the building’s super before moving on to care for another property.

Lopez’s father came to visit his grandchildren earlier Monday but was unable to get into the apartment, neighbors and police sources said.

When he forced open the door, he found blood on the floor and called police.

Lopez’s body was found in bed while Alexandra was found dead in the apartment hallway, the sources said.

Lucian and Calvin were found dead in the living room. At first, cops identified the children as a boy and a girl, but it was later determined that the victims were both boys.

Each parent had their throat slit and the children had been repeatedly stabbed, cops said.

Multiple knives were used in the stabbings, police said.

No note was found and Lopez didn’t have a criminal record, police sources said. Cops were never called to the apartment to settle any domestic disputes either, the source said.

Neighbors were shocked by the grisly scene, especially since the family appeared to be doing well.

Lopez, they said, had just gotten another job and was preparing to move his family out of the city.

“They seem very happily married and then they had this lovely family and now they’re moving to Westchester and everything was perfect,” said longtime tenant Lynne Allen, who watched Lopez grow up in the building. “(Lopez) was my cat-sitter when he was a young teen and just a great guy. Great, lovely family and adorable little children.”

Originally Published: Aug 29, 2023 at 9:42 am