Sunset Park man murders girlfriend, attempts suicide
Sunset Parks 51st Street between Third and Fourth Avenues was the scene of a grisly crime on Saturday, April 6.
Two officers from the 72nd Precinct responded to a report of an assault in front of 336 51st Street at 10:28 a.m. The block is tree-lined and sleepy, with a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on the corner. When the cops arrived, they discovered a 31-year-old white female, Tara Beardsall, on the sidewalk with a stab wound to her neck.
Upon further investigation, police discovered the suspect, Alex Santiago, a 44-year-old white Hispanic male, inside the building with a stab wound to his neck.