Crime & Safety

Brooklyn Man, 77, Found Dead Inside Apartment: NYPD

The body was discovered as police officers were conducting a wellness check just before noon Tuesday.

The body was discovered as police officers were conducting a wellness check just before noon Tuesday.
The body was discovered as police officers were conducting a wellness check just before noon Tuesday. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY - A 77-year-old Brooklyn man was found dead inside his apartment near the Columbia Street waterfront, authorities said.

The body was discovered at 97 Kane St. as police officers were conducting a wellness check inside the man’s home just before noon Tuesday, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.

It was not immediately clear if the death is being investigated as suspicious.

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No additional information was provided as of Tuesday afternoon. The investigation is ongoing.

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