Man found dead inside Staten Island apartment building on Christmas morning
Police say they received calls for a disorderly person at 1950 Clove Road around 7:15 a.m.
When police arrived, they found EMS giving emergency care to an unconscious 36-year-old man on the second-floor hallway.
He was pronounced dead by EMS.
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In addition, police say a 32-year-old man walked out of an apartment covered in blood with a cut to the face.
He was taken into police custody for questioning.
According to police sources, there were multiple calls for a 36-year-old banging on doors with a knife in the hallway of the building.
They say he was able to enter the 32-year-old’s apartment. Police believe the door was unlocked.
The two began to fight and police sources say the 32-year-old apparently choked the 36-year-old to death in the struggle to get him out of the apartment.
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In addition, the 36-year-old suspect was able to cut the victim with an unknown weapon.
Police sources say the 32-year-old’s wife and two children were inside the apartment at the time of the incident and the victim dragged the suspect’s body into the hallway so the kids would not see.
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