FDNY veteran, and 9/11 first responder, killed in "barbaric and completely unprovoked" New York City stabbing

A longtime veteran with the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services was fatally stabbed Thursday in an unprovoked attack during her lunch break, police said. A suspect has been taken into custody. 

Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, a 25-year FDNY EMS veteran, was stabbed multiple times Thursday afternoon while on duty in Queens, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference. 

The 61-year-old was rushed to a hospital in Queens, where she died from her injuries, Adams said.