Bushwick Man Dies After Early-Morning Grattan Street Assault
Florencio Ramos Martinez, 42, died after an early-morning assault outside his Grattan Street building in Bushwick on Sept. 4, 2026. No arrest was announced.
A 42-year-old Bushwick man died after an early-morning confrontation outside his building on Grattan Street, and the suspected attacker remained at large as of Sept. 4, 2026, according to News 12 Brooklyn and ABC7 New York.
Florencio Ramos Martinez was found outside 152 Grattan Street, between Varick and Porter avenues, early Friday, September 4, 2026. amNewYork and the New York Daily News reported that he was attacked outside his building. The New York Daily News also identified him and placed the confrontation at around 3:40 a.m.
How the Confrontation Unfolded
According to police sources, Martinez was outside his building when he got into an argument with another man that turned physical. Police sources said the other man punched Martinez, causing him to fall and strike his head on the pavement. Accounts differ on where the blow landed — News 12 Brooklyn reported it struck the back of his head, while the New York Daily News reported he was punched in the face. Police have not disclosed what the argument was about or whether the two men knew each other.
Emergency Response and Death
Officers responded to a report of an assault shortly before 3:50 a.m. and found Martinez unconscious and unresponsive at the scene. He was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead, according to the reports.
Search for the Attacker
The suspected attacker fled on foot and had not been identified as of the reports available on Sept. 4, 2026. Those reports said no arrest had been announced and police had not released a suspect description. The available reports do not say whether investigators recovered surveillance footage.
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Note: ABC7 New York spells the victim’s surname “Martiniz,” while amNewYork and the New York Daily News use “Martinez.” News 12 Brooklyn and Hoodline do not provide his name. This article uses “Martinez,” the spelling corroborated by multiple other reports.
