US EditionBrooklyn Building Super Dies in Brawl over Stolen Packages: Sources
Burim Havolli confronted a repeated package thief before being fatally beaten; charges are pending while the Medical Examiner investigates the cause of death.
- Nov. 12, 2025, a Brooklyn superintendent, Burim Havolli, was found with head trauma after an argument and suffered an apparent heart attack; EMS transported him to Kings County Hospital where he later died.
- Amid persistent package thefts, the porter and residents say Burim Havolli confronted a person allegedly stealing packages and subdued him until police arrived.
- Investigators recovered a scooter and a black hoodie at the scene, and a man in his 30s taken into custody for questioning, while NYPD 66th Precinct detectives say the superintendent was repeatedly struck with a cellphone.
- A person was taken into custody as charges remain pending and the Medical Examiner reviews the death; the superintendent leaves his wife and three little babies, family members said.
- Local media outlets FOX 5 NY and The New York Post reported the case as Brooklyn detectives question a person of interest after the 66th Precinct recorded zero homicides through Nov. 9.
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Brooklyn building super killed while trying to fight off package thief in lobby
The superintendent of a Brooklyn apartment building was killed after trying to fight off someone who was stealing packages in the building lobby, according to police and neighbors. Police were called about an attack inside the building on Ocean Avenue in Flatbush just after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Responding officers found a man who had suffered head injuries, and he was...
Building superintendent beaten to death in struggle over stolen packages
Police say the 41-year-old victim collapsed after a lobby fight at an Ocean Avenue apartment building. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A 41-year-old building superintendent died after a struggle with a man believed to be stealing packages inside a Flatbush apartment lobby Wednesday morning, police and neighbors said. Detectives on Thursday questioned a 30-year-old person of interest...
Brooklyn building super dies in brawl over stolen packages: sources
FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A Brooklyn building super died on Wednesday during a fight over stolen packages, sources told PIX11 News. Police said a 41-year-old man was found with head injuries inside an Ocean Avenue apartment building in Flatbush around 8:15 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died, according to authorities. [...]
NYC super, 41, killed during dispute with man trying to steal tenants’ packages: sources
An apartment superintendent in Brooklyn was killed after sustaining multiple blows to the head during a violent dispute with a man who was allegedly part of a crew that had been stealing packages from his building since the summer.
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