On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at approximately 0151 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an aided, unconscious female, inside of 1400 Pelham Parkway (NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi), within the confines of the 49th Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, officers were informed by hospital personnel that a 53-year-old female was dropped off at the hospital, unconscious and unresponsive, by two (2) females.
The aided female was subsequently pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Maxine Messam
address withheld
Bridgeport, CT 06606
There have been no arrests made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information related 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 Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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