A 66-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman were found dead of gunshot wounds to the head at an apartment in East Harlem, Manhattan, at around 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. As of Friday morning, Nov. 6, police had not made an arrest or identified a motive.
An elderly man and a woman believed to be his home health aide were shot to death in an apartment in East Harlem, Manhattan. According to amNewYork, the incident was discovered at around 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at 2029 2nd Ave., and police are searching for the suspect who fled.
According to a police source, officers from the NYPD's 23rd Precinct and PSA 5 responded after a 911 call reporting an assault. At the scene, they found a 66-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, both with gunshot wounds to the head. Responding emergency medical services (EMS) personnel pronounced both dead at the scene. Police did not release their identities because next of kin had not yet been notified.
As of Friday, Nov. 6, a motive had not been determined. According to ABC7, as cited by amNewYork, the woman is believed to have been the man's home health aide. A police source said no weapon was found at the scene and no description of the suspect has been obtained. No one has been arrested.
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According to recent crime statistics cited by amNewYork, the 23rd Precinct had one murder so far this year as of Nov. 1. Over the same period, there were five shooting incidents, down from eight at the same point last year.