On Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 at approximately 8 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who was stabbed at the corner of Jerome Avenue and East Gun Hill Road, within the confines of the 52nd precinct.

Upon arrival, officers observed a 29-year-old man who had sustained a stab wound to his chest. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. The investigation remains ongoing.

The following video was posted to the Citizen’s app by a user at the location.

The deceased has been identified as Marvin Duchenne, 29, of Kossuth Avenue, Bronx, NY.

On Nov. 4, the NYPD said that Omar Key, 46, of West 142nd Street, New York, NY was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.

An arrest is not proof that a person is guilty of a crime.

Anyone with information in regard to the 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are kept strictly confidential.

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