A 52-year-old man was found dead from a gruesome stab wound to the neck in the elevator room of a Bronx apartment building, cops said Sunday.
Andre Harry was discovered dead on the floor in a building on E. 175th St. near Prospect Ave. in Crotona about 3:20 p.m. Saturday, cops said. He lived about a block away.
Police found no knife on the scene, and an NYPD spokesman had no information on a possible motive. No arrests have been made.
Harry had a lengthy criminal record, with 31 past arrests, police sources said.
Mourners set up prayer candles as part of a small memorial inside the building Sunday morning.
“It’s kind of messed up, it truly is. I have no idea what’s going on, or why it happened. I grew up with this guy. He’s my day one,” said one friend, Benny, 51. “His mother just passed away. She’s at rest, and now he’s at rest.”
Harry was born and raised in the neighborhood, Benny said.
“I’m just sad that this is happening,” he said. “This is not a normal thing.”