UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Unconscious Male Found on Bronx Street Has Been Identified Police Say

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE IDENTITY OF the pictured individual, who was found unconscious and unresponsive on a Bronx street, is sought by police.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The unidentified man, seen in the accompanying photo, who was discovered unconscious and unresponsive on a Kingsbridge Heights street has since been identified, police say Wednesday. The NYPD had asked for the public’s help identifying the man on Tuesday, July 26.

On Friday, July 22, at 6.33 a.m., in the vicinity of University Avenue and Reservoir Avenue, the person was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the middle of the street with no apparent injuries.

A police spokesperson said, “He was transported to Montefiore Hospital where he remains unresponsive in critical condition. The male was not in possession of identification or any other personal belongings.”

On July 27, an NYPD spokesperson said, “The male has been identified and his family has been notified.”

Anyone with information regarding 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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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