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NYPD Probes Custodial Death of 18-Year-Old at Bronx Precinct

Investigators from the Force Investigations Division are leading the inquiry with officials withholding details on her alleged offense pending autopsy findings

An 18yr old woman, who was in custody at the NYPD 41st Precinct and who for some reason fell unconscious, was rushed to Lincoln Hospital in Cardiac Arrest and pronounced deceased shortly thereafter from 1035 Longwood Avenue in the Bronx on Saturday July 5, 2025. 1038. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • The teenager fell unconscious at about 12:40 a.m. inside the 41st Precinct stationhouse on Longwood Avenue in the Bronx and was later pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital.
  • Officers performed CPR on the woman until EMS arrived to transport her to the hospital, where life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.
  • An internal investigation has been launched by the NYPD’s Force Investigations Division because the death occurred in police custody.
  • Police have identified her only as a prisoner and have not disclosed the nature of the charges she faced.
  • Her death follows the June 26 in-custody death of Shelton Ennis in Manhattan, intensifying scrutiny of NYPD detainee handling and calls for greater transparency.