On December 31, Jonathan Berlin, 62, was found inside his fifth-floor apartment at 110 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village with a fatal gunshot wound to the stomach. Police responded to a 911 call at about 4:56 p.m.; he was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital but did not survive. Berlin had lived in the building for more than twenty years and was a native of the Detroit area.

Investigators reported drug paraphernalia, including scales and marijuana, inside the apartment and said the killing may have been tied to a drug transaction that turned violent. Berlin’s wife was in the apartment at the time, though her account has not been released. Detectives said surveillance footage showed a person carrying a large bag away from the scene and that some items were believed stolen from the apartment. An arrest has been announced in the case.

If anyone knew Berlin, his routines, or saw activity near 110 Bedford Street on December 31, please share information with the Sixth Precinct.