Fatal Stabbing At Spring Valley Library

SPRING VALLEY, NY — A security guard was stabbed and killed Tuesday at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley. A Spring Valley resident is in custody.

The guard, a woman, was at the front desk. A man entered and stabbed her repeatedly, ABC News reported, adding that witnesses subdued the man until police came. She was 52; he is 25.

The library posted an emergency closing at 2:45 p.m.

"A security guard, keeping others safe, was viciously stabbed at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley, and she later died of her injuries," State Sen. David Carlucci said in a statement. "I am praying for the victim's family in their time of grief. Many in our community visit the Finkelstein Memorial Library, and it's a place I have taken my own children and have always felt safe. I am extremely upset over this act of violence that incited more fear and chaos in our close-knit community.

I will be working with the library and State officials to make sure we get our libraries whatever they need for security moving forward. Since the Monsey stabbing, I have secured State funding for the Town of Ramapo so it will be outfitted with security cameras and license plate readers."

Spring Valley police did not respond to a request for comment.