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The murder occurred in a second-floor apartment in this Stanhope Street building (c.)
By Forum Staff
A Ridgewood man has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of his 26-year-old female roommate in their residence.
District Attorney Brown said, “This is a disturbing case that ended with the death of a young, innocent woman. The defendant now faces a lengthy prison term if convicted of this senseless crime.”
The defendant was identified as Render Stetson-Shanahan, 26, of 1861 Stanhope Street in Ridgewood. Stetson-Shanahan is presently awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on a criminal complaint charging him with second-degree murder, second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. If convicted, the defendant faces up to 25 years to life in prison.
According to the charges, Stetson-Shanahan pointed a knife and lunged at an individual outside his Stanhope Street residence on or about 11:26 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, causing the individual to be in fear of physical injury. In response to the individual’s call to 911, police officers discovered Stetson-Shanahan inside his second-floor residence with an alleged self-inflicted leg wound. In another room, police discovered the defendant’s roommate, Carolyn Bush, 26, who Stetson-Shanahan had allegedly stabbed numerous times with a knife or knives. Ms. Bush was taken to a local Queens hospital where she was pronounced dead. Stetson-Shanahan was also taken to the hospital for treatment of his wound, which is not considered life-threatening.
