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Transgender suspect charged with murder in blue city [NYC] mailman's lunch break stabbing
[FoxNews] Jaia Cruz accused of stabbing USPS carrier Ray Hodge III in NYC deli.A 24-year-old transgender New Yorker has been charged with murder for allegedly knifing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in the stomach while he was waiting in line to buy lunch. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) identified the victim as Ray Hodge III, a 36-year-old postal carrier and father of two. Police said he suffered multiple stab wounds after an argument broke out while the two were standing in line. He was on duty at the time of the attack. The suspect has been identified as Jaia Cruz, also known as Alvin. Video shows police escorting Cruz out of the NYPD's 28th Precinct on Thursday. The 6-foot-4-inch suspect's face was hidden inside a sweatshirt, and Cruz did not respond to shouted questions from reporters. Cruz allegedly spit in the victim's face then drove the knife into his stomach in a fight that broke out over their places in line, according to the New York Post. The attack happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at a deli on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. Police found Hodge with multiple stab wounds to his torso, neck and arms, and he was rushed to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Hodge's colleagues at the USPS remembered him as a "great, kind soul" on social media. Related: New York: 2025-01-07 Dem gov who vows to fight Trump border enforcement outraged by migrant using shelter for criminal activity New York: 2025-01-07 ‘We don’t want no Zionists here’: Anti-Israel activists protest against NYC hospital New York: 2025-01-07 Biden releases 11 Yemanis at Gitmo to Oman Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-08 |
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