Jan. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez
A 40-year-old man was found dead over the weekend by the Sunnyside and Long Island City border.
Police found Ivan Avilla unconscious and unresponsive at a homeless encampment area around 34th Street and Queens Boulevard on Jan. 20, after receiving a 911 call at around 8:30 a.m., an NYPD spokesperson said.
34th Street and Queens Boulevard, the area where the deceased was found (Google Maps)
Avilla had no apparent signs of trauma, and was taken by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced deceased, police say.
Avilla’s death is currently under investigation, and a cause of death will be determined by a medical examiner.
Avilla’s death comes five days after another homeless man was found dead at Thomas P Noonan Jr. playground by 43rd Street and Greenpoint Avenue.
