NBC NY: Woman Stabbed to Death by a Homeless Man with Five Prior Felonies, ‘This Is All Avoidable’

NBC NY News Package ░░░░░░░░ voice over A bouquet ░░░░░░░░ yellow roses lay outside ░░░░░░░░ Chinatown apartment building for ░░░░░░░░ Yuna Lee A regular ░░░░░░░░ night out ended with ░░░░░░░░ being dropped off here ░░░░░░░░ her building then followed ░░░░░░░░ found dead CHEN She ░░░░░░░░ the door He just ░░░░░░░░ in right behind her ░░░░░░░░ didn t she never ░░░░░░░░ never even knew he ░░░░░░░░ there She walked up ░░░░░░░░ flights of stairs and ░░░░░░░░ man mercilessly stalked her ░░░░░░░░ voice over Brian Chen ░░░░░░░░ landlord of the building ░░░░░░░░ the man then rushed ░░░░░░░░ her apartment as soon ░░░░░░░░ she opened her door ░░░░░░░░ screams pierced through the ░░░░░░░░ just after 4 00 ░░░░░░░░ M Sunday two young ░░░░░░░░ living across the hall ░░░░░░░░ nine one Officers got ░░░░░░░░ in minutes The emergency ░░░░░░░░ unit had to knock ░░░░░░░░ the steel door and ░░░░░░░░ found Lee in her ░░░░░░░░ stabbed to death WOMAN ░░░░░░░░ know I m angry ░░░░░░░░ m devastated for this ░░░░░░░░ and for her family ░░░░░░░░ heartbroken for everybody in ░░░░░░░░ building reporter voice over ░░░░░░░░ to three sources Assamad ░░░░░░░░ was the man who ░░░░░░░░ and stabbed her Covered ░░░░░░░░ blood officers took him ░░░░░░░░ custody right there at ░░░░░░░░ scene and later to ░░░░░░░░ hospital to be treated ░░░░░░░░ has five prior felonies ░░░░░░░░ three pending court cases ░░░░░░░░ now someone who neighbors ░░░░░░░░ should not have been ░░░░░░░░ on the streets CHEN ░░░░░░░░ is about the community ░░░░░░░░ our elected officials need ░░░░░░░░ do something much different ░░░░░░░░ this is this is ░░░░░░░░ avoidable.”