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Possible suicide at the Gansevoort Hotel

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(Credit: Rikard Larma / Metro)

A 32-year-old man was found dead at the Gansevoort Hotel Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The man was found in room 319, according to a law enforcement source. Empty pill bottles and bottles of alcohol were reportedly found near the body.

A suicide note was also found in the room, the source said.

Police say no criminality is suspected.

 

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