May 3rd -- 4 dead...

Alex Cruz, a 28-year-old Latino male, was stabbed to death early Saturday when he left his Bronx apartment to aid his brother Javier Cruz, 34, who at the time was being chased in the street by an unruly mob, according to a story in the Daily News.

Alex saw what was happening and left the Intervale Avenue apartment he shared with his brother. When he got to the lobby of the building, he was stabbed repeatedly in the chest and neck. A relative told The News: "They were very close. They work together, they live together, they stay in the same room." No arrests.

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Courtney Charles, a 60-year-old black male, was shot in the head on Friday afternoon in the lobby of his building at 823 St. John’s Place in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, according to an article in the NY Times.

Charles, a Guyanese immigrant, was said to have received a phone call just before his murder, according to the story. Upon receipt of the call, Charles went to the building basement where he was shot. The Times reported that he was involved with a group of young reggae singers. No arrests.

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Michael Varlack, 35, described by the Daily News as "an ex-con" was shot to death on a South Bronx streetcorner during what may have been a fight over drug turf. No arrests.

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The Times also reported that Samuel Owens, a 44-year-old black male from the Bronx, died Saturday at Lincoln Hospital from stabbing injuries he received back on April 25 during a robbery on an uptown No. 6 train in East Harlem.

The Post story says Owens was attacked at East 110th Street and Lexington Avenue but did not immediately report the attack. Instead, he returned to his home, but his roommate eventually called an ambulance and Owens was taken to Lincoln Hospital. He was treated for a variety of injuries, including broken ribs died Friday of a pulmonary embolism while hospitalized, according to the Post. Police classified Owens' death a murder, believing that the beating directly contributed to his death.