Detectives from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway arrested a homeless man in connection to a fatal stabbing of a man who was found unconscious and unresponsive inside a home on the 1100 block of McBride Street early Saturday morning.
Gyasi Denis, 35, was taken into custody at around 5 p.m. on the day of the attack and was booked at the 101st Precinct where he was charged with manslaughter and other crimes, according to the NYPD.
Police discovered the 64-year-old victim inside the home with stab wounds and blunt force trauma to his face, after a dispute transpired at the location, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. EMS responded and pronounced him dead at the scene. The incident was later ruled a homicide by the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification. Denis was reportedly interviewed by investigators as a witness before he was taken into custody.
In addition to the manslaughter charge, Denis was also booked for burglary, criminal possession of stolen property, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a controlled substance. The investigation remains ongoing, police said.
