{"id":371126,"date":"2026-10-12T17:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/371126\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T17:22:17","slug":"man-beaten-to-death-outside-chelsea-adult-entertainment-store-nypd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/371126\/","title":{"rendered":"Man beaten to death outside Chelsea adult entertainment store, NYPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK – A suspect is in custody after a man was allegedly beaten to death outside an adult entertainment store in a late-night attack over the weekend in Manhattan, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

The NYPD arrested Imani McColley, 25, on Monday hours after officers found a 60-year-old man with head trauma in front of Rainbow Station, an adult entertainment store in Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to police, officers responded to a 911 call about an assault in front of 203 8th Avenue just after 9 p.m. Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

EMS then transported the man to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

Police did not immediately say what McColley was charged with, but officials had said earlier there was no indication the case was being investigated as a hate crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Investigators believe the incident stemmed from a verbal dispute that became physical.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What we don’t know:<\/p>\n

The identity of the victim was being withheld pending family notification, the NYPD said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Source: This story was written with information from the NYPD’s Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information (DCPI).<\/p>\n

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