Crime & Safety
Mystery Man Found Dead At Central Park Pool Was Murdered: NYPD
Police are trying to identify the victim.
CENTRAL PARK, NY – A mystery man found dead near Central Park's Lasker Pool was robbed and murdered, police said. Detectives are appealing for help to identify the victim.
Brayan Suazo, 19, from Washington Heights was arrested and charged with the killing on Friday.
The victim is described as between 30 and 35 years old, 5-foot-1 and 160 lbs. He has brown eyes and black hair and was wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans and black work boots, police said.
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He was found with a head wound near the swimming pool at East 106th Street on Aug. 6.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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