Funeral Planned For 91-Year-Old Man Killed In Bed-Stuy Home Invasion

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — The 91-year-old man who was killed during a home invasion last week will be memorialized in a funeral on Friday, according to a social media announcement.

Waldiman Thompson will be honored at the Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist Church at 88 Hanson Place in Fort Greene with a viewing on Thursday and a funeral on Friday at 10 a.m., friends announced on Facebook.

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Thompson died after he and his wife — 100-year-old Ethlin Thompson — were tied up in their Decatur Street home in Bed-Stuy on Thursday, police and officials said.

Thompson’s wife escaped from her ties and alerted police, who found Thompson lying unconscious on the floor, said police officials.

Thompson was rushed to Interfaith Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, police said.

Police are offering a $2,500 reward to anyone can provide information about the four suspects who broke into the home. No arrests had been made as of Monday morning.

Borough President Eric Adams has also offered a $1,000 reward, he said in a statement.

“I am also making a call out to our community, particularly my fellow black men, to step in with the funds necessary to pay for Waldiman’s funeral,” Adams added.

The funeral plans were originally reported by the New York Daily News.

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