Zoe Cosgrove

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Nov 6, 2026, 2:59 PM

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A Bronx woman and a Manhattan man were shot to death inside an apartment in East Harlem, according to the NYPD.

Police say they responded to a 911 call at the NYCHA Gaylord White Houses on East 104th Street and Second Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

The NYPD says officers found Elsa Espina-Espinal, 55, and Wilgen Elias Severino-Tatis, 66, both with gunshot wounds to the head.

Paramedics pronounced both victims dead at the scene.

According to investigators, Espina-Espinal was working as a home health aide while Severino-Tatis lived in the apartment.

Information about what led up to the tragic killings - or who may have pulled the trigger - was not immediately available.

This is a developing story. Stay with News 12 for the latest.