20-yr-old woman stabbed to death in Niigata, suspect on the run

A 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death Friday in a bustling district of Niigata city, northwest of Tokyo, and a male suspect is on the run, police said.The woman, identified as Yuzuki Ishizawa, was stabbed in a building near JR Niigata station at around 9 p.m. She was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital. According to witnesses and people working in the same building, she worked at a drinking establishment there.A 60-year-old man who was in a bar on the fourth floor said he was surprised to hear a police siren and went to investigate. As he descended the stairs, he saw a woman …READ FULL ARTICLE