"According to law enforcement sources, police were called to the 34th Street and 8th Avenue subway station just before 7 p.m. on March 14 after a man was spotted lying motionless in the transit hub. Cops from Transit District 2 say they arrived on the northbound C and E platform to a 55-year-old Brooklyn man unconscious and unresponsive."
"Sources with knowledge of the investigation report that the man had been the victim of an assault minutes earlier. The sources say he had been punched in the face but appeared to be fine and was seen walking around the platform and using his cellphone before collapsing."
"It is unclear if the assault is related to his death at this time or if the man suffered some kind of medical emergency. No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing."
A 55-year-old Brooklyn man was discovered unresponsive on the northbound C and E platform at the 34th Street and 8th Avenue subway station on March 14 at approximately 7 p.m. Transit police and EMS responded to the scene, transporting the man to Lenox Hill Hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead. Investigators learned the man had been punched in the face minutes before collapsing, though he appeared unharmed and was walking and using his phone afterward. The relationship between the assault and his death remains unclear, with the possibility of an unrelated medical emergency. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
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