In two separate incidents in Brooklyn, two men were found deceased in parked cars, according to local law enforcement. The incidents occurred within a span of just over 24 hours.
The first incident took place on Sunday around 10:45 a.m. when a 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in a vehicle parked on Lynch Street near Broadway in Williamsburg. Eyewitnesses reported seeing law enforcement officers removing the man from a black Chevrolet sedan parked at a BP gas station adjacent to a dumpster.
The man’s cause of death is believed to be natural, according to sources close to the investigation. However, it remains uncertain how long the man had been in the car before he was discovered. The area where the car was parked is a bustling neighborhood, located just blocks away from both the Broadway and Lorimer Street subway stations.
The second incident occurred on Monday around 7:30 a.m. A 32-year-old man was found lifeless in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked behind a rental building on Cropsey Avenue near Bay 25th Avenue in Bath Beach. According to sources, the man appeared to have succumbed to an overdose.
As with the first incident, it is unclear how long the man’s body had been in the vehicle before it was discovered. The city’s medical examiner’s office is expected to provide official rulings on the causes of both deaths.
The New York Police Department’s investigation into both incidents is ongoing. As of now, there is no indication that the two incidents are related