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Washington Heights Landlord, 99, Dies After Stroke Following Gunpoint Robbery

Investigators are seeking tips through Crime Stoppers.

Overview

  • Jose Antonio Tur died Wednesday weeks after a Sept. 22 push‑in robbery at his building in Washington Heights.
  • Police say the assailant lured him to a side entrance around 10 a.m., forced him to the basement office, and stole $20,000–$25,000 in rent cash.
  • Medics treated Tur for two broken fingers and a hand laceration before he suffered a stroke and was moved to hospice.
  • NYPD released surveillance images and described a masked suspect who ran off after the theft.
  • Tur’s grandson says someone was taken into custody, but police report no arrest and request tips to Crime Stoppers.