Brooklyn detectives have opened a homicide investigation into the suspicious death of a man reported last week. Police said Justin Tetro, 51, was found dead inside his apartment at 21 Pennsylvania Ave. in Cypress Hills during a wellness check just before 11:05 a.m. on Dec. 11.<\/p>\n
Officers from the 75th Precinct were called to the location by family members to conduct a wellness check. When they gained access to Tetro\u2019s residence, they found him unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to his head and neck.<\/p>\n
\nFILE \u2013 Medical Examiner\u2019s office personnel wheels out body of a murder victim.
\nPhoto by Dean Moses<\/p>\n
Responding EMS units pronounced Tetro dead at the scene. The man\u2019s body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy that ultimately determined Tetro\u2019s death was a homicide, police announced Monday.<\/p>\n
So far, no arrests have been made in the active and ongoing investigation, police reported. Through Dec. 14, the 75th Precinct reported 13 homicides year-to-date, one more than the total at the same point in 2024.<\/p>\n
The investigation into Justin Tetro’s death is ongoing, with the police working to determine the circumstances surrounding his homicide. The community is urged to come forward with any information that may aid in the investigation.<\/p>\n
Justin Tetro’s death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy was performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.<\/p>\n
Justin Tetro was found dead inside his apartment at 21 Pennsylvania Ave. in Cypress Hills.<\/p>\n
No arrests have been made in the active and ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n
Through Dec. 14, the 75th Precinct reported 13 homicides year-to-date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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