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In what was described as a cold-blooded execution, 26-year-old Michael Monclus was killed on May 8, 2021. His death unfolded in a stairwell of the NYCHA Lexington Houses complex on East 99th Street in East Harlem, a place chosen specifically for its lack of surveillance cameras. Monclus was a resident of Washington Heights and was lured to the location under the false pretense of a drug deal orchestrated by two men he considered friends.

The perpetrators were identified as Tom Ruiz, then ...Read More
Victim Details

Michael Monclus

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

2021-05-08

26

Michael

Monclus

01/13/2026