Purple and black bunting now drapes the entrance to EMS Station 49 in Queens. The bunting was hung in a solemn ceremony to mourn the loss of FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, who was stabbed to death in a random attack.
The lieutenant was on duty and going to get lunch near the EMS station when Zisopoulos suddenly attacked her with a knife, police said. Authorities said he stabbed her numerous times and then fled to his apartment nearby.
"This event has cut deep into our souls and has rippled to the first responder communities across the nation."Police said Zisopoulos as no prior criminal record and no connection to the EMS lieutenant. "This event has cut deep into our souls and has rippled to the first responder communities across the nation," EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore said.Retired FDNY EMT Mike Greene remembered his longtime friend and partner Alison Russo as a first responder who always put the people of New York first.
Russo-Elling was a 24-year veteran of the FDNY and a first responder on Sept. 11 who dedicated her life to helping others. "She wore her heart on her sleeve and would give you the shirt off her back," Brady said. "She was there for me when I was at my most vulnerable. She put her arm around me and said, 'Everything is going to be OK.'"
At a news briefing on Thursday, Acting FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh called the attack "barbaric and completely unprovoked."
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