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Brooklyn Woman in Shower Cap Fatally Stabs 38-Year-Old

4/16/2026

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A woman wearing a shower cap fatally stabbed 38-year-old Terrence Smith on a Brooklyn street late Tuesday.
The attack occurred around 11 p.m. on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue outside a building housing a pediatric office and a dental practice.
Smith was rushed to Kings County Hospital and died from his injuries.
Investigators are examining the motive and have not disclosed any relationship between Smith and the assailant.

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A woman wearing a shower cap fatally stabbed 38-year-old Terrence Smith on a Brooklyn street late Tuesday.
The attack occurred around 11 p.m. on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue outside a building housing a pediatric office and a dental practice.
Smith was rushed to Kings County Hospital and died from his injuries.
Investigators are examining the motive and have not disclosed any relationship between Smith and the assailant.