Two individuals were captured on camera engaging in a heartless act by pushing a 32-year-old man, believed to be suffering from a drug overdose, in a rolling office chair to the back of a Staten Island pizza shop. The victim was found dead on Sunday morning, leaving the community in shock.
Surveillance footage shows the suspects rolling the man from a nearby apartment on Van Riper Street to the pizza place on Port Richmond Avenue, just around the corner, and placing him on the ground. A worker at the pizzeria discovered the body when she opened the shop around 6:15 a.m., and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim’s roommate informed authorities that he had witnessed the man ingest a powdery substance through his nose before he passed out. He then said he and another person brought the victim outside for some fresh air when he realized his roommate might be suffering from a drug overdose. However, the roommate quickly fled the apartment, fearing he might get in trouble.
Authorities are seeking at least two individuals in connection with this incident. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death.
