Overview
- Carmen Lopez, 47, was found around 4:25 a.m. Monday in the third-floor hallway at 409 West 129th Street and was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Morningside.
- The NYPD arrested Luis Marquez, 41, on Tuesday and charged him with murder, with his arraignment pending in Manhattan Criminal Court.
- Police and building staff say surveillance captured an ambush after a prolonged wait in the stairwell, and audio recorded Lopez calling out “Luis,” with reports describing nearly 50 wounds.
- Sources say Marquez arrived at a Bronx hospital with cuts to his hands and clothing linked to the scene and spent about 24 hours under a medical or psychiatric hold before transfer to the 26th Precinct.
- Neighbors describe Lopez as a mother of four and long-time resident, and investigators say she knew her attacker, reported as her ex-boyfriend.