
Man found dead in Brooklyn livery cab following violent robbery

CONEY ISLAND — AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING the death of Michael Shelonchik, 53, who died in a livery cab in Coney Island around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, following a violent robbery. Police said Shelonchik was a passenger in the rear of the vehicle, which was in front of a shopping strip at West Fifth Street and Neptune Avenue when two unidentified men opened the door and began to punch him in the face and head, then forcibly removed a chain from his neck and fled on foot. Shelonchik appeared to have suffered a medical episode, police said, and he was removed to Maimonides Medical Center by private means. He was subsequently pronounced deceased. An investigation is ongoing, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
Both unidentified male suspects are believed to be in their twenties with a dark complexion. One was last seen wearing a black hooded coat, blue sweatpants and white sneakers. The other individual was wearing a black hooded coat, black pants and black sneakers. Both males were wearing balaclavas.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), on X @NYPDTips, or by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/
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