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A New York man dies of a ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound’ in a luxurious Midtown building, where apartments are selling for $5 million
- A male victim died from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- The luxury building houses 88 apartments, some of which sell for millions
- If you or a loved one need help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
A man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a luxury Manhattan apartment building.
Members of the NYPD Evidence Collection Team were seen removing the body of the 58-year-old man, identified as Steven Lord, from 310 East 53rd Sunday afternoon.
Police confirmed Sunday that the victim died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Midtown luxury block is home to 88 apartments, along with a full-time doorman and a host of amenities in one of New York’s most desirable neighborhoods.
According to StreetEasy, two-bedroom apartments in the building sell for as much as $2.8 million. Three-bed apartments have sold for $5.8 million in previous years.
Officers were seen removing the victim’s body from the building. The male victim is understood to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday afternoon.
According to StreetEasy, two-bedroom apartments in the building sell for up to $2.8 million.
The Midtown luxury block is home to 88 apartments, along with a full-time doorman and a host of amenities in one of New York’s most desirable neighborhoods.
The NYPD Evidence Collection Team arrived at the scene on Sunday afternoon.
Two officers remove the body of the victim, who is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The NYPD has been contacted for comment.
This comes just a few weeks after a 17 years The girl jumped to her death from the top of a nine-story apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
The teenager, who has not yet been identified, jumped to her death from the eighth floor of an East 82nd Street apartment building at around 12:54 p.m.
She was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, according to authorities.
The apartment, just a few blocks from Central Park, has co-ops that have sold for as much as $5 million recently.
And in late October, a man jumped to his death from the 12th floor of a high-rise in New York City near Central Park.
Bed Bath & Beyond’s chief financial officer, Gustavo Arnal, 52, also jumped to his own death in Tribeca in early September.
NYPD evidence collection officers arrived in Midtown at the condominium building
The victim’s body was seen being carried out of the luxury apartment building.
Evidence was collected from the scene by NYPD officers.
His death came as the company announced plans to close 150 stores, out of its roughly 900, and lay off 20 percent of staff just two days before Arnal’s death.
He jumped from 56 Leonard Street, the famous ‘Jenga’ tower in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, on September 2. Apartments cost up to $50 million inside the 57-story building.
A 40-year-old woman also jumped in late September from 157 East 57th Street in the Sutton Place neighborhood.
A woman was found with injuries that were consistent with a fall, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
If you or a loved one need help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.