{"id":347660,"date":"2026-09-15T20:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T20:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/347660\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T20:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T20:42:53","slug":"woman-found-dead-in-bay-ridge-apartment-under-suspicious-circumstances-cops-say-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/347660\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman found dead in Bay Ridge apartment under suspicious circumstances, cops say \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nypd-shooting-file-lloyd-mitchell-9-26.webp\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"bay ridge woman\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A woman was found dead in her Bay Ridge apartment under suspicious circumstances, police said. <\/p>\n<p>File photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Detectives in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amny.com\/brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brooklyn<\/a> are still investigating after a woman was found dead inside her apartment early Monday. While the death has yet to be deemed a homicide officially, police sources described the woman\u2019s death at suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>According to police sources, cops were called to 314 79th St. in Bay Ridge following a wellness check at around 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 14. Inside the first-floor apartment, they discovered a 59-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive. She had suffered head trauma, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>EMS responded and pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Her identity is still pending proper family notification.<\/p>\n<p>An influx of investigators and news of the death left residents rattled,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/59-year-old-woman-found-dead-bay-ridge-brooklyn-apartment-death-deemed-suspicious-police-say\/19832717\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to ABC7<\/a>. A neighbor to the victim told the outlet that she was left stunned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen something like that,\u201d Maria Serrano said. \u201cThat\u2019s why when I lock the door I put the three locks on the door because you never know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The office of the Chief Medical Examiner will officially determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>This story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper\u2019s sister site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/new-york\/woman-dead-brooklyn-apartment-suspicious-09152026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">amNewYork<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman was found dead in her Bay Ridge apartment under suspicious circumstances, police said. 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