A Queens man threatened his girlfriend with a gun earlier than heading again to the condominium they shared, lighting a mattress on hearth and killing himself, police sources mentioned.
Police had been known as to the condominium on 79th St. close to Astoria Blvd. North in Astoria round 1 p.m., simply after the 41-year-old man introduced a gun to a hospital the place his girlfriend labored and threatened to kill her, cops and sources mentioned.
Firefighters responding to the Barclay Gardens Condominium Improvement, discovered the third-floor condominium on hearth, the FDNY mentioned.
“He came home and turned the gas on and killed himself because he knew the cops were looking for him,” mentioned Maria Germini, who manages the complicated. “That’s when we got the call, because of the gas. We didn’t want him to blow up the whole complex.”
The person was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police mentioned.
Firefighters arriving on the scene discovered {that a} mattress had been set on hearth and rapidly put out the blaze. Sixty smoke eaters from 12 completely different items had been in a position to get the fireplace beneath management by simply after 3 p.m., officers mentioned.
The person and his girlfriend rented a apartment on the growth, in keeping with Germini. His identify was not instantly launched.
Fireplace marshals had been persevering with to research the blaze early Wednesday night.
Initially Revealed: January 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM EST
