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Police confirm a 56-year-old man has been arrested on murder charges in the context of a Bedford Park homicide investigation, following a death in August.
As reported, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at approximately 4.52 p.m., police responded to a call following reports of a foul odor inside 2854 Briggs Avenue in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a man lying unconscious and unresponsive inside the basement of the location.
EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. There were no initial arrests and the investigation continued. The New York City Medical Examiner later determined the cause of death to be homicide, and the deceased was identified as Locksley Christie, 52, of Valentine Avenue in the Bronx.
Pursuant to the ongoing investigation, Delroy Dunn, 56, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, criminal possession of a weapon, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 10.25 p.m. in the 52nd precinct.
A person arrested and accused of a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.
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