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Property Owner Found Dead in Apartment

A 67-year-old man was found tied up, beaten and stabbed, inside his apartment on Albany Avenue. His death was ruled a homicide and police are investigating.

The victim, Serge Bosse, 67, was found after his daughter could not get in touch with him for a number of days. She called 911 late Thursday night, and police officers found his body inside an apartment at 497 Albany Avenue near the corner of Lefferts Avenue.

Bosse owned the property, which houses a Chinese restaurant and a church, and he ran a tiny grocery store called Sergio’s. There were also a number of apartments upstairs, in one of which he lived.

Bosse was the victim of a similar attack two years ago, in which he was tied up and beaten, leaving him seriously injured.

Police have requested that anyone with information should call the 71st Precinct Detectives at 718-735-0501.

10 Comments

  • Suspicious

    Sounds to me like somebody wanted to buy this property to put up condos, but the late Mr. Bosse wouldn’t sell.

  • neighbor

    I know this man he was a very nice guy,and he always gave us free things from his store and when ever he did not have enough money he always let us off.

  • Anonymous

    The Police need to investigate the Guy That beat him two years ago. He just got out of Prison

  • Ms. Jamison

    He was a man that came from humble beginnings, He came from the poorest Country in the world, Serge was a man with an education and a dream. He should have left Crown Heights along time ago, RIP

  • Jewish dude

    Crowhnheights needs to deport the criminals to Manhattan NY. Where everybody loves them because we don’t. Or to New Jersey who hates New yorkers period. (I now i lived in New Jersey Atlantic city my neighbors told me they don’t like people from New York).