A 19-year-old man was found dead inside a New Springville, Staten Island residence on Tuesday morning, and investigators are treating the death as a suspected homicide, according to sources cited by the New York Post. Police were called to the Elmwood Park Drive address at 11:10 a.m. after reports of an unconscious person.
19-year-old found dead in Staten Island home; case treated as suspected homicide
A 19-year-old man was found dead inside a New Springville, Staten Island residence on Tuesday morning, and investigators are treating the death as a suspected homicide, according to sources cited by the New York Post. Police were called to the Elmwood Park Drive address at 11:10 a.m. after reports of an unconscious person.
Officers arrived to find the teen unresponsive in the living room of the home. He was declared dead at the scene, according to the NYPD.
The victim's body was cold and had protruding ribs, along with swelling and bruising around his wrists and ankles, as well as signs consistent with malnourishment, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
The teen's mother, who placed the 911 call, gave first responders an account that sources said was inconsistent with the physical findings at the scene.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, according to the NYPD.
- The source does not state the victim's name.
- The source does not identify the mother by name or state whether she is considered a suspect.
- The source does not specify the nature of the inconsistencies between the mother's account and the physical evidence.
- The source does not state a cause of death or indicate whether an autopsy has been performed.
- The source does not state who else, if anyone, resided in or had access to the home.
- The NYPD is cited for the declaration of death but is not quoted regarding the homicide classification or the physical findings.
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