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Woman found dead in New York City hotel: ‘It was very scary’
Three women discuss the alleged murder of a 38-year-old woman who was found dead in a SoHo, Manhattan hotel on Thursday, Feb. 8. (Peter Gerber/Fox News Digital)
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The body of a 38-year-old woman was discovered in a New York City luxury hotel room on Thursday, police said.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that a hotel maid found a 38-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive inside her SoHo hotel room in Manhattan at around 10:30 a.m.
Authorities said that her body was found in the 11th-floor room at the hotel SoHo 54.
EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the woman dead.
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The body of a 38-year-old woman was discovered in a SoHo hotel room on Thursday, Feb. 8. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
Hotel SoHo 54 is located in Manhattan, New York City. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
The mysterious death comes amid the city’s illustrious New York Fashion Week.
“I’m just here for fashion week, so I’m just here to sleep,” one woman told Fox News Digital. “It was very scary.”
Medics called to the hotel declared the woman dead on the scene. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the woman dead. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
Footage from outside the hotel showed a large NYPD presence surrounding the area.
“We were scared at first, we thought it was an abusive boyfriend or something,” one woman told Fox News Digital. “It was scary because it was a long time with no response.”
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“[Police] They were banging on the door next to us,” the woman added.
A NYC Medical Examiner vehicle parked in front of SoHo 54 Hotel on Feb. 8. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
Police responded to the alleged homicide on Thursday morning. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
Another woman said that she saw a woman speaking to hotel management and then authorities rushed upstairs to the woman’s room.
“There was a woman who was taking to the reception, and she was screaming,” another woman said. “Police went upstairs, and they tried to keep everyone calm.”
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“Everyone was shocked and stressed,” she said.
The Medical Examiner’s office is investigating and will determine the cause of death. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
The Medical Examiner’s office is investigating and will determine a cause of death. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
The Medical Examiner’s office is investigating and will determine the cause of death.
Police said that there have not been any arrests and authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.
Detectives hold a brown bag. The NYPD is investigating the death of a 38-year-old woman who was found dead in her hotel room. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
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The identity of the deceased has not yet been released pending family notification.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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