{"id":118617,"date":"2026-01-31T21:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/118617\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:15:26","slug":"far-rockaway-queens-suspicious-death-man-found-dead-with-head-trauma-in-far-rockaway-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/118617\/","title":{"rendered":"Far Rockaway, Queens suspicious death: Man found dead with head trauma in Far Rockaway apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saturday, January 31, 2026 4:11PM<\/p>\n

\"59-year-old<\/p>\n

FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (WABC) — Police are investigating after an unresponsive 59-year-old man with head trauma was discovered inside an apartment complex in Far Rockaway on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Officers found the victim just after 2:30 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

The chief medical examiner will determine his official cause of death.<\/p>\n

Right now, no arrests have been made, and the police investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

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