Overview
- Security alerted the NYPD’s 108th Precinct to 43-25 Hunter Street on Saturday and officers found a 36-year-old man with multiple stab wounds seated in a bathtub, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Building personnel told police they saw a naked man on the roof spraying surveillance cameras with a fire extinguisher before he tried to force entry into an apartment.
- Coverage differs on custody: the New York Post and ABC7 report the naked man was detained and treated as a person of interest while amNewYork says police have not announced any arrests.
- Authorities have withheld the victim’s identity pending family notification and have not disclosed a motive or said whether charges will be filed.
- Detectives are processing the scene, investigating reports that up to two other men may have been involved, and asking the public to submit tips to Crime Stoppers as the probe continues.