A man in his 40s was discovered unresponsive with blunt force head trauma inside 90 Sands St. in DUMBO at about 5:52 a.m. on Aug. 25. EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is conducting a post-mortem examination. The victim has not been identified, and police reported no suspects or persons of interest. Police sources said no weapon was recovered and a building employee may have made the 911 call. The building is a 30-story supportive and affordable housing development operated by Breaking Ground. This is the third homicide in the 84th Precinct this year.
Officers from the 84th Precinct responded at approximately 5:52 a.m. on Aug. 25 to a 911 call reporting an unconscious and unresponsive man inside 90 Sands St., finding the victim with trauma to the head. EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is conducting a post-mortem examination to determine the official cause of death, police said. Authorities said the victim has not yet been identified, and there are no suspects or persons of interest at this time.
The Sands Street location, a former Jehovah's Witnesses hotel, was converted into a 30-story supportive and affordable housing development by the nonprofit Breaking Ground, which operates hundreds of such units across the city. Opened on Nov. 3, 2022, the building houses 305 supportive units for formerly homeless individuals and 185 affordable apartments for low- and moderate-income residents. Amenities include a 24-hour attended lobby, security cameras, fitness center, multipurpose community room, and bike storage.
Police sources indicated that no weapon was recovered at the scene and that the 911 call may have been made by a building employee who discovered the man. It is unclear whether he was a resident of the building. Breaking Ground did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication. The Aug. 25 incident marks the third homicide reported in the 84th Precinct this year.
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