Troubled by the alarming spike in crime, activist Peter Kerre set up an Instagram page called SafeWalks NYC, designed to provide safe escorts to and from subway stations.
Caballero s son told police he found the body. The front door was locked, and the son said he tried to perform CPR. The Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death to be asphyxia.
Detectives said there was no sign of forced entry, and nothing appeared to be taken. I m heartbroken, Steven Caballero said. My mother was brutally murdered.
In November of 2015, 82-year-old Myrtle McKinney was discovered dead on her kitchen floor by police.
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 11:57 am
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Authorities have arrested a 66-year-old man in the killings of three elderly women who lived at the same NYCHA building in Brooklyn
The killings date back to 2015 but the most recent one was Friday; the victims are all between the ages of 78 and 83
Investigators believe the suspect befriended the women by running errands for them; they are taking his case to a grand jury and looking into whether he may be linked to other homicides as well
The suspect, identified as 66-year-old Kevin Gavin, lived in the same Brownsville public housing building as his three alleged victims, whom he may have befriended by running errands for them, NYPD officials said.
The man, who is in his 60s, was taken into custody Thursday for the three killings inside the same Powell St. address at the Woodson Houses. The murders stretch back to 2015.
NYPD: Kevin Gavin Killed 3 Women At Carter G. Woodson Houses, A Home For Seniors In Brooklyn
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD says they’ve arrested a killer who preyed on victims at a home for seniors in Brooklyn.
According to police, Kevin Gavin, 66, killed three residents at the Carter G. Woodson Houses between 2015 and 2021.
“Mr. Gavin was familiar with many of the residents in the building and ran errands for some of the elderly tenants who resided at that location,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison.
Police say they think Gavin attacked the women after arguments over money.
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A handyman who ran errands for elderly tenants in a Brooklyn housing project was arrested Wednesday for a string of murders, the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced Thursday.
Kevin Gavin, 66, murdered three senior residents at the Carter G. Woodson Houses over the span of six years, with his most recent murder happening Jan. 15, police said during a press conference.
“Mr. Gavin was familiar with many of the residents in the building and ran errands for some of the elderly tenants who resided at that location,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison.
“NYPD detectives were able to link Gavin to the murders through witnesses and forensic evidence,” Harrison said.