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Breaking news on two parallel incidents on the Upper East Side and nearby areas.
Upper East Side case:
- The suspect in a string of attacks on Asian women has been identified as Terrell Shaw (25). He was described by police as randomly attacking Asian women and was believed to be hiding around Madison Avenue and East 66th Street.
- Shaw’s body was found late Monday afternoon inside an elevator shaft at 766 Madison Avenue, hanging from a noose. Investigators spent weeks warning residents to be on alert for him.
- Neighbors and tenants reported repeated encounters with a man matching Shaw’s description, including someone seen breaking into offices and other suspicious activity. Karen Bennett, who works on the 5th floor, said she and coworkers were in regular contact with him and had several run-ins; she provided surveillance photos of a man she believes is Shaw.
- Police notes and online posts linked to Shaw reveal a violent manifesto and threats. In one blog entry, he ranted about harming Asian women, writing, “I will hit over a million Asian women in the face with a stick. Will change history. Every Asian woman by herself must be hit in the face. I may even take a photo before hitting them. The reason is because I don’t think Asian women like me.” He warned that he would take his own life, stating, “actually, I’ve already tied a noose to the bottom of an elevator, and I’m going to wait until someone pushes a button.”
- Residents reported they were unaware a body had been found in the elevator shaft; police presence was noted earlier in the day, but residents said they were not told the reason.
Con Edison incident:
- A Con Edison electrical engineer is under arrest for allegedly stabbing a mother on the Upper East Side. The 36-year-old woman, who is the mother of his child, was stabbed several times around 2:30 p.m. She is in serious but stable condition.
- Shortly after the attack on the mother, the suspect allegedly stabbed two coworkers at Con Edison’s Irving Place headquarters. The injuries to the coworkers are not considered life-threatening.
Summary of key facts:
- Tyrell/Terrell Shaw: identified as the suspect in the Asian-women-attacks case; body found in a Madison Avenue elevator shaft, hanging from a noose; warnings issued in the area; troubling online writings and threats attributed to him.
- Con Edison incident: male engineer (identity not specified in the excerpt) accused of stabbing a mother on the Upper East Side; later stabbed two coworkers at Irving Place; victims’ conditions vary from serious but stable to non-life-threatening injuries.