32nd Ave and 96th Street, Queens.Photo:Google MapsA New York City woman, Zoraida Leo, was found dead after an alleged fight with her tenant.The New York City Police Department told PEOPLE that authorities received a call on Tuesday around 5:15 p.m. ET to report to 96th Street near 32nd Avenue in East Elmhurst, Queens. After arriving at the scene, the authorities found Leo “unconscious and unresponsive with scratches on her face” inside her Queens apartment.Emergency medical services responded and pronounced the 55-year-old woman deceased.After conducting an investigation, police later identified Davi Vidal, 19, as a suspect. Both he and the victim live in the apartment. Vidal lived on the second floor above her.Vidal has been charged with murder, police said.Stock image of crime scene tape.GettyWant to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Vidal lived upstairs and had allegedly stopped paying rent, law enforcement said. There was a confrontation between the teenage tenant and Leo, according to law enforcement.The suspect was being held without bail during his arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, reports theNew York Daily News.Representatives for the Queens District Attorney’s Office and New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Thursday.
32nd Ave and 96th Street, Queens.Photo:Google Maps
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A New York City woman, Zoraida Leo, was found dead after an alleged fight with her tenant.The New York City Police Department told PEOPLE that authorities received a call on Tuesday around 5:15 p.m. ET to report to 96th Street near 32nd Avenue in East Elmhurst, Queens. After arriving at the scene, the authorities found Leo “unconscious and unresponsive with scratches on her face” inside her Queens apartment.Emergency medical services responded and pronounced the 55-year-old woman deceased.After conducting an investigation, police later identified Davi Vidal, 19, as a suspect. Both he and the victim live in the apartment. Vidal lived on the second floor above her.Vidal has been charged with murder, police said.Stock image of crime scene tape.GettyWant to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Vidal lived upstairs and had allegedly stopped paying rent, law enforcement said. There was a confrontation between the teenage tenant and Leo, according to law enforcement.The suspect was being held without bail during his arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, reports theNew York Daily News.Representatives for the Queens District Attorney’s Office and New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Thursday.
A New York City woman, Zoraida Leo, was found dead after an alleged fight with her tenant.
The New York City Police Department told PEOPLE that authorities received a call on Tuesday around 5:15 p.m. ET to report to 96th Street near 32nd Avenue in East Elmhurst, Queens. After arriving at the scene, the authorities found Leo “unconscious and unresponsive with scratches on her face” inside her Queens apartment.
Emergency medical services responded and pronounced the 55-year-old woman deceased.
After conducting an investigation, police later identified Davi Vidal, 19, as a suspect. Both he and the victim live in the apartment. Vidal lived on the second floor above her.
Vidal has been charged with murder, police said.
Stock image of crime scene tape.Getty
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Vidal lived upstairs and had allegedly stopped paying rent, law enforcement said. There was a confrontation between the teenage tenant and Leo, according to law enforcement.
The suspect was being held without bail during his arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, reports theNew York Daily News.
Representatives for the Queens District Attorney’s Office and New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Thursday.
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