The NYPD is investigating a series of robberies and assaults against men in Hell's Kitchen. AliBaumanTV spoke to a mother who believes her son was drugged, robbed and left for dead.
"I don't know who those people are, you know. His friends don't know who those people are. That's pretty suspicious," Karinina Quimpo, a friend of Julio's, told CBS2 back in May."Somebody drugged him to take his phone, to rob him. I mean, that is what happened. There is not a doubt in mind that's what happened," Carlos Ramirez, Julio's brother, told CBS2 in May.
Police sources tell us both Ramirez and Umberger's deaths are suspected to be overdose related. The medical examiner, though, has not yet determined the official causes. Sources tell us they're waiting on toxicology results to determine which drugs, if any, were in their systems. "I know he was drugged," Clary said."I also know that there are 14 other cases where the young men involved lived."
NYPD homicide squads are now working with the District Attorney's office to investigate several other incidents of robberies and assaults against members of the LGBTQ+ community, saying,"It is also believed that the motivation for these assault/robberies is monetary gain." "I hope that eventually these people are caught and held accountable for their actions and that as a community, we are protecting one another because we always have to," Hell's Kitchen resident Thai Pham said.Authorities are asking anyone with information, or who may be a victim themselves, to contact police.
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