ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) --- Authorities have opened a homicide investigation after a man died after falling down the stairs in a Queens home, police said.
The man, 60, fell down the stairs inside 28-04 44th St. in Astoria at around 6:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, according to the NYPD. The man was rushed to the hospital with head injuries and died four days later, police said.
On Sunday, the medical examiner deemed the incident a homicide, officials said.
Investigators could not immediately say if the victim was pushed. Police have not released the man's identity.
There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
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Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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