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VOL. 111, NO. 11 OCTOBER 17 - 23, 2019
‘FIGHT HARDER!’
One killed
in R’wood
homeless
fi ght: NYPD
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BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@QNS.COM
@QNS
A fi ght between two homeless men
in Ridgewood led to one man dying of
his injuries four days later.
Police responded to a call regarding
an assault at the corner of Seneca
Avenue and Myrtle Avenue at 9 p.m.
on Oct. 6.
Upon their arrival, offi cers found
54-year-old Constantin Palaghia
unconscious and unresponsive with
trauma to his head.
Sources familiar with the investigation
indicated that Palaghia had
been involved in a physical dispute
with 54-year-old Jeremiah McCarthy,
who allegedly punched Palaghia during
the fi ght, causing Palaghia to fall
and hit his head on the ground.
EMS rushed Palaghia to an area
hospital, where he died of his injuries
on Oct. 10. McCarthy was arrested
and charged with assault on Oct. 11.
Police offi cially deemed the incident
a homicide on Oct. 14.
At this time, it is not clear if Mc-
Carthy’s charges will be updated to
refl ect this ruling.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding
this incident is asked call the
NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their
tips by logging onto the Crime
Stoppers website or on Twitter @
NYPDTips.
The public can also submit their
tips by logging onto the Crime
Stoppers website or on Twitter @
NYPDTips.
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