A woman and a 14-year-old girl were found dead inside a Brooklyn apartment on Monday, the authorities said, prompting an investigation into the killings that are the latest to unsettle New York City.
The woman, 37, was found dead in the living room with multiple stab wounds, including on her face, according to a law enforcement official who was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the case. The teenager was found beside the woman, and a dead dog was found beside them with a bag over its head, the official said.
The killings occurred in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, according to a spokesman for the New York Police Department.
As of late September, murders in the city have decreased this year by about 11 percent compared to the same period last year, according to police data. There have been 294 murders this year, police data show. In 2022, there were 438 murders reported, compared to 488 in 2021, the department said.
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