Man Killed By Blow To Head In East Harlem Robbery: Police

HARLEM, NY — Two East Harlem residents have been charged with murder in the death of a 62-year-old man during a robbery in the neighborhood last month, police said.

According to police, the robbery took place on Oct. 22 at the corner of East 122nd Street and Third Avenue. The victim, George Pagan, an Upper West Side resident, was hit in the head and taken to Harlem Hospital, where he died one week later.

Last Thursday, the Medical Examiner determined that Pagan's head trauma caused his death and ruled it a homicide.

Also on Thursday, police arrested 17-year-old Anthony Santiago, who lives less than a block away from the scene of the crime. A second suspect, 27-year-old Benjamin Houston, who also lives nearby, was arrested on Sunday.

Police charged Santiago and Houston with murder, robbery and assault.