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Arroyo, 44, is the eighth member of the FDNY EMS to die in the line of duty. She was a mother to five children, the fire department said.

Arroyo's EMT partner, a 30-year-old woman, was transported to the hospital for injuries to her neck and shoulder. She is in stable condition, according to police.

No one in the occupied vehicles that were struck during the incident were injured, police said.

We lost a 14-year veteran of the FDNY tonight. She was an EMT and a mother of five. New Yorkers join together in mourning her loss.

— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 17, 2017

EMTs are heroes who help countless New Yorkers every day. Tonight's tragedy in the Bronx is horrible.
My deepest sympathies to the family.

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 17, 2017

During a press conference Thursday night, officials struggled to make sense of the tragedy.

\"An emergency medical technician lost in the line of duty bravely doing her job and encountering the kind of danger that our EMTs should not have to confront,\" New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said. \"We lost a good woman.\"

New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro added, \"No matter how many times we do this, it doesn’t make it any easier.\"

Police have identified the suspect as Jose Gonzalez, a 25-year-old Bronx resident. Gonzalez was charged with murder, grand larceny and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs. He is expected to be in court on Friday.

Police confirmed to ABC station WABC that Gonzalez is an emotionally disturbed person who has had several previous interactions with law enforcement. He has two dozen prior arrests, including criminal mischief, assault as well as marijuana possession and sale.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

ABC News' Tara Fowler, Rachel Katz and Darren Reynolds contributed to this report.

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