Suspect ID’d in Stabbing Death of 61-Year-Old Bronx Man

Video of Suspect in Murder of Tyrone Padilla, age 61 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the murder of a 61-year-old Bronx man inside his apartment building. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 10, 2024 

BRONX - Police have identified a suspect in the stabbing death of a 61-year-old man inside the stairwell of his Bronx apartment building. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect taken from inside a subway station. The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and medium build and dark facial hair. He was last seen wearing a red and black windbreaker, black pants and black sneakers. 

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. 

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

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.