Police are investigating an incident in Fordham Manor following the discovery of a dead man in a residential building.
On Sunday, July 18, at approximately 6.35 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a report of an unconscious man on the fifth floor of 2608 Creston Avenue in Fordham Manor, in the 52nd precinct.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 59-year-old man lying on the fifth floor hallway, unconscious and unresponsive with no obvious signs of trauma observed. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the aided man deceased at the scene. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.