Woman Charged in Street Murder of Brownsville Mom in Front of Baby (Updated)

UPDATE, Wednesday, Sept. 14: Brownsville resident Shenia C Williams, 20, who lives on Saratoga Avenue near Newport Street, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Tuesday night, according to the NYPD. The murder victim has been identified as Joanna Beauzier, 22, of the Brownsville Houses.

Original story below.

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — A brutal stabbing left a 22-year-old mother dead on the street in front of her 9-month-old baby boy early Tuesday morning in Brownsville, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

Police said they responded to a "dispute with a knife" in front of 531 Bristol St. just before 1 a.m.

Shortly after cops arrived, they said they found a woman with a stab wound to the chest in front of 120 Lott Ave.

According to the New York Daily News, the victim had been pushing her 9-month-old in a baby stroller and arguing with her attacker in the moments before the fatal stabbing.

The young mother was transported by emergency responders to Brookdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

The baby was not harmed in the attack, according to the NYPD.

As of Tuesday morning, no arrests had been made, and the police investigation was ongoing.

Anyone with information about the stabbing can confidentially report it using the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or by anonymously calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

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