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Man, 55, Dies After Being Found Unconscious on Penn Station C/E Platform as NYPD Probes Reported Punch

Investigators seek tips on whether a reported punch minutes earlier factored into the death.

Overview

  • Officers responded just before 7 p.m. Saturday to the 34th Street–Penn Station complex after reports of a man lying motionless.
  • A 55-year-old Brooklyn man was found unconscious on the northbound C and E platform and later died at Lenox Hill Hospital.
  • Investigative sources reported he had been punched in the face minutes earlier and was walking around before he collapsed.
  • Police have not determined whether the reported assault caused the death, and no arrest has been announced.
  • Uptown A, C and E trains bypassed 34th Street during the police response, and the NYPD requested tips via Crime Stoppers and @NYPDTips.