NYPD and Central Park.
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In an unexpected twist, the death of homeless teen Elvis Garcia was ruled a homicide yesterday, nearly 10 months after his body was found with a noose around his neck in Central Park. of New York, giving the initial impression that he had committed suicide.
Garcia, 26, was discovered lying on his back on the grass in the “A Native Meadow” area at East 65th Street and East Drive. around 8:20 am last September 22, authorities said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, he recalled. New York Post.
A woman who worked as a gardener in the famous park made the unusual discovery. The black rope around his neck was part of the fence used in the area, a police source said then, leaving open the possibility that the death had been caused by another person.
The city medical examiner’s office determined months later that Garcia’s death was a homicide By Strangulation, due to the complexity of the knot in the rope tied around his neck, the NYPD said yesterday morning.
Police had no information on a motive for the killing and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information should call. at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In July 2021 it was found the body of a man floating in the Harlem Meer lake also there, in the main park of NYC, after two bodies found in 2020.
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