Two in custody after man dies of injuries following Brooklyn assault: NYPD

Two people are in custody after a man was found beaten to death at a Brooklyn deli on Monday night.

Police say that at 7:05 p.m. on Sept. 15, officers from the 83rd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an assault at Royal Deli & Grill, located at 193 Knickerbocker Ave. Upon their arrival, police found 59-year-old Gerry Hill unconscious and unresponsive with blunt force trauma to his head.

Hill was rushed to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst by paramedics, where he ultimately died of his injuries.

Two people were taken into custody that night, but charges have yet to be announced. The investigation is ongoing.