NYPD Captures Man Accused Of Killing Woman In Washington Heights

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — The New York Police Department apprehended a man Tuesday morning wanted in connection to stabbing a woman to death inside her Washington Heights home last week.

The NYPD identified the man as Joshua Martinez, 33, who they said frequently hangs out in the 34th Precinct area. Police said Martinez had been on the run since Thursday, when police found the lifeless body of Carol Nystrom in her Washington Heights apartment at 420 West 206th Street.

APPREHENDEDJoshua Martinez for a STABBING/HOMICIDE inside of an apartment @ 420 W 206 St #Manhattan #inwood on 9/17/20. Has been Apprehended thanks to the hard work of our #nypd @NYPDDetectives #media & concerned #newyorker like you!#yourcityyourcall @NYPDShea pic.twitter.com/d3jHC64I0z
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) September 22, 2020

"APPREHENDED! Great work by 34th Precinct Detective Squad and the Fugitive Enforcement Division. This individual who was wanted for murder, was captured this morning," the NYPD 34th Precinct wrote on its Facebook page.

Martinez reportedly called the NYPD Crime Stoppers tip hotline on himself Saturday, and dared officers to come get him, saying he'd end his own life and take some of the cops down with him, according to the New York Post.

Martinez was Nystrom's boyfriend, according to multiple reports and Facebook posts mourning the loss of the 44-year-old woman.