Brooklyn man found dead in his home littered with biohazard canisters and ‘alarming drawings’ 

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Brooklyn man, 75, is found decomposing in a chair at home surrounded by biohazard canisters and ‘schematics of weapons of mass destruction’ – sparking FBI probe

  • An unidentified man, 75, was found dead inside his Cypress Hills apartment
  • Police were alerted to the 101st Avenue apartment to perform a wellness check
  • The body had started to decompose and is believed to have been dead for at least a week
  • Man was surrounded by canisters with biohazard labels, various schematics and drawings depicting weapons of mass destruction
  • Initial radiation tests of both the canisters and apartment came back negative 

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A 75-year-old man was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment surrounded by biohazard canisters and schematics depicting weapons of mass destruction.

The man, who has yet to be identified by police, was found during a wellness check in Cypress Hills Wednesday afternoon and was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was discovered sitting on a chair and is believed to have been dead for at least a week, according to NBC New York.

Police officials were seen wearing hazmat suits to remove the man’s decomposing body from the apartment. 

Discovery of the body and the canisters labeled with biohazard labels prompted a joint investigation between the NYPD’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI. 

The body was found on a chair inside the apartment surrounded by canisters with biohazard labels, schematics and drawings

The body was found on a chair inside the apartment surrounded by canisters with biohazard labels, schematics and drawings

Drawings and schematics found by the canisters depict weapons of mass destruction, a report by Patch said.

Police say the schematics were of an unknown infrastructure. 

Initial tests on the canisters for radiation and toxic chemicals came back negative, while additional tests on more sealed jars have not been examined.

While some canisters were labeled for hazardous materials, police could not confirm if they actually contained chemicals.

New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection’s air quality tests of the apartment did not detect any chemicals, which did not require an evacuation of the building.

Police are questioning a connection between the schematics and the canisters, which sparked the initial joint-investigation.

Testing of the canisters and the air inside the apartment for radioactive or toxic materials came back negative

Testing of the canisters and the air inside the apartment for radioactive or toxic materials came back negative

Testing of the canisters and the air inside the apartment for radioactive or toxic materials came back negative

Police responded to a wellness check at the second-floor apartment on 101st Avenue, only to find a decomposing body

Police responded to a wellness check at the second-floor apartment on 101st Avenue, only to find a decomposing body

Police responded to a wellness check at the second-floor apartment on 101st Avenue, only to find a decomposing body

Discovery of the canisters and schematics depicting weapons of mass destruction sparked a joint investigation between the NYPD's Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI

Discovery of the canisters and schematics depicting weapons of mass destruction sparked a joint investigation between the NYPD's Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI

Discovery of the canisters and schematics depicting weapons of mass destruction sparked a joint investigation between the NYPD’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI

The city's Department of Environmental Protection did not detect any hazardous chemicals in the air of the apartment

The city's Department of Environmental Protection did not detect any hazardous chemicals in the air of the apartment

The city’s Department of Environmental Protection did not detect any hazardous chemicals in the air of the apartment

A cause of death has not been determined as an autopsy is ongoing by the Medical Examiner.

Police say the man’s identity will not be made public until his family is notified of his death. 

Additional investigation resumes Thursday as workers return to test the remaining canisters. 

Police believe the man had been dead for over a week, as the body had showed the initial stages of decomposition

Police believe the man had been dead for over a week, as the body had showed the initial stages of decomposition

Police believe the man had been dead for over a week, as the body had showed the initial stages of decomposition