Police: NYC man killed grandmother, left body on the street
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Authorities in New York City say a 32-year-old man killed his grandmother and left her body wrapped in a bed sheet on a Brooklyn street.
Police say 70-year-old Joyce Spears' body was also found wrapped in a carpet near her Crown Heights home around 1:45 a.m. Thursday. An emergency medical services crew pronounced her dead at the scene.
Investigators say a blood stained dumbbell and knife were found near the victim. Police say an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
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Police later arrested the woman's grandson, who shared a Union Street apartment with his grandmother. He was charged him with second-degree murder.