# NYC resident, home health aide discovered bound and shot dead in apartment

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- author: solidarityandbagels
- posted: 2026-11-11T05:04:36.032494Z (7h ago)
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- link: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/nyc-resident-home-health-aide-discovered-bound-and-shot-dead-in-apartment/

An East Harlem man and his home health aide were found tied with an electrical cord and shot in the head in his apartment Thursday night. Police believe a robbery went wrong.

- Wilgen Elias Severino-Tatis, 66, and Elsa Espina-Espinal, 55, were found about 8:30 p.m. at the NYCHA Gaylord White Houses on Second Avenue near East 104th Street.
- Law enforcement sources said Espina-Espinal came back from a store errand and interrupted the robbery. Investigators think Severino-Tatis was the target.
- Her son called police to check on her after she missed her night job. She lived in the Bronx and had several clients in the building.
- No suspects were named by Monday. The NYPD released photos of both victims and asked anyone with information to call 1-800-577-TIPS.