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Lower East Side Woman’s Death Ruled Homicide as Police Seek Leads

The autopsy finding shifts the case to a homicide investigation.

Overview

  • The medical examiner determined that 76-year-old Zhu Hou was killed after she was found in her Knickerbocker Village apartment on Friday evening.
  • Officers responded to a 7:55 p.m. 911 call to 18 Monroe Street and found her unconscious with head and body trauma, and EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.
  • The NYPD says the investigation is ongoing following the homicide ruling.
  • No arrests have been made, and police have released no information about a potential suspect.
  • Officials urge anyone with information to contact the 5th Precinct, and unconfirmed details reported elsewhere by unnamed sources have not been corroborated.