NYC Postal Worker Fatally Stabbed in Deli Dispute
Jaia Cruz, 24, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker Ray Hodges. The stabbing occurred inside a Harlem deli following an altercation reportedly sparked by a dispute over a food order. Hodges, a Bronx resident, was stabbed in the stomach and later died at a hospital. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is collaborating with the NYPD on the ongoing investigation.
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