Overview
- Police identified the victim as 41-year-old Burim Havolli, a Kosovo native and father of three who worked as the building’s superintendent.
- Havolli suffered head injuries after a dispute outside the Ocean Avenue lobby and later died at Kings County Hospital, according to police.
- A man in his 30s is in custody for questioning but has not been charged as investigators await the Medical Examiner’s findings.
- Witnesses told reporters the suspect struck Havolli with a cellphone during the struggle after the super tried to hold him for police.
- Tenants and staff say the building has faced repeated package thefts in recent months, and the family plans to hold Havolli’s funeral in Kosovo.