Flushing woman arraigned on murder charge
in fatal stabbing of immigration attorney: DA
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TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | MARCH 25 - MARCH 31, 2022
BY BILL PARRY
A Flushing woman was charged on
Wednesday with murder in the fatal stabbing
of a well-known immigration attorney
at his law firm earlier this week, according
to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.
Xiaoning Zhang, 25, of Kissena Boulevard,
was arraigned before Queens Criminal
Court Judge Jerry Ianeece on a complaint
charging her with murder in the
second degree and criminal possession of
a weapon.
According to the charges, police from
the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to
a 911 call of an assault in progress at 136-56
39th Ave. around noon Monday. In a fourthfloor
office, officers discovered attorney
Jim Li bleeding from multiple puncture
wounds to his neck, shoulders and torso.
The 66-year-old immigration lawyer was
rushed to Elmhurst Hospital Center by
EMS. He later died as a result of his injuries.
DA Katz said the defendant was still
in the victim’s office when police arrived.
Zhang’s clothes allegedly were stained
with blood, and two knives were recovered
at the crime scene, including one found in
the woman’s jacket pocket.
“As alleged, the defendant showed up in
her lawyer’s office armed with two knives
and, in an outburst of rage, stabbed the victim
repeatedly throughout his body,” Katz
said. “Violence is never the solution to any
dispute. Now a man is dead and a community
grieving this tragic loss. The defendant
is in custody and faces very serious
charges for this senseless slaying.”
Judge Iannece ordered the defendant
to return to court on March 18. If charged,
Zhang faces up to 25 years to life in prison.
Li had reportedly survived two years
in a Chinese prison after taking part in
the 1989 student protests at Tiananmen
Square. He sought asylum in the United
States in 1993 and started his firm, Jim
Li & Associates in 1998, according to the
firm’s website.
Reach reporter Bill Parry by e-mail at
bparry@schnepsmedia.com or by phone at
(718) 260–4538.
A Flushing woman is charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of immigration attorney Jim
Li at his law firm. Courtesy of Jim Li and Associates
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