NYC mugging victim who suffered heart attack in heist dies 3 months later, case now homicide
A Bronx knifepoint robbery victim who suffered a heart attack during the harrowing heist in February has now died — with the case now upgraded to a homicide, according to police.
Edgar Acevedo, 47, went into cardiac arrest after he and his 39-year-old pal were confronted by a pair of crooks at East Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse shortly before 2 a.m. on Feb. 18.
Police said the thieves — who remain on the loose — stole the pair’s wallets with about $110.
Acevedo suffered a heart attack during the mugging and collapsed while reporting the robbery to police. He was then rushed to the intensive care unit at Montefiore Hospital Medical Center.
On May 5, he had “a medical episode” and died — although it is unclear if he was still hospitalized at the time.
Regardless, the city Medical Examiner’s Office has since ruled his death a homicide.
Police released surveillance video of both still-outstanding suspects on Wednesday and asked anyone with information about their whereabouts to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.
Both suspects are described as men with heavy builds.
