Bronx Dad Stabbed to Death Outside Building

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 2, 2023

BRONX - A Bronx father of four was found stabbed in the neck outside a building in Longwood. 

At around 11:30 am on March 1, police officers from the PSA#7 arrived to find a man suffering a stab wound to the neck. The victim was rushed Lincoln Hospital where he would later die as a result of his injuries. 

Police have identified the victim as 51-year-old Derrick Hamlin, a father of four who lived on East 156th Street. 

Police have not released a description of the killer at this time. 

Investigators said Hamlin had gotten into an arguement with his killer outside a building at the John Adams Houses. The attacker stabbed Hamlin one time in the neck with an unknown object before fleeing. 

Hamlin is being remembered by neighbors as a hardworking father who was trying to give his children a better life.  

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.