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Brooklyn Man Arrested in Stabbing Death of 61-Year-Old from Bx

Arrest in Tyrone Padilla Murder 

The NYPD has made an arrest in the stabbing death of 61-year-old Tyrone Padilla. Cops arrested Gregory Hightower (Above) and charged him with murder. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD has made an arrest in the stabbing death of 61-year-old Tyrone Padilla. Cops arrested Gregory Hightower (Above) and charged him with murder. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

January 11, 2024


BRONX - A Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 61-year-old inside the stairwell of the victim’s apartment building, the NYPD said.


Cops arrested 31-year-old Gregory Hightower of Brooklyn in connection with the stabbing death of 61-year-old Tyrone Padilla. Hightower has been charged with murder.


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At around 1:30 am on January 5, police responding to a 911 call at 2415 Creston Avenue, found 61-year-old Tyrone Padilla in the second-floor stairwell of the building. He was found with multiple stab wounds to the neck and torso. 


Padilla was rushed to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

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Location: 2415 Creston Ave, Bronx, NY 10468, USA

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