The Murdered Henryk Siwiak

The Murdered 
Henryk Siwiak
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York

🕯️ Remembering Henryk Siwiak | A Life Lost on 9/11 🌃

Shortly before midnight on September 11, 2001, Henryk Siwiak, a 46 year old Polish immigrant, was fatally shot through the lung in Brooklyn’s Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood after mistakenly traveling to the wrong area for a new job. A husband and father of two from Kraków, Poland, Henryk had come to New York to support his family, sending money home while hoping to one day return and build a better life. On a day already marked by tragedy, limited police resources and fear across the city may have hindered the investigation into his death. He was not robbed, and the case remains unsolved, making Henryk often remembered as the last person killed in New York City on 9/11, though not a victim of the attack himself. His story remains largely unknown, quietly mourned by loved ones as a cold case that still waits for answers. 💔

If you have any further information, please contact the New York City Police Department – 79th Precinct at 718-636-6611.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Henryk_Siwiak

TIL that Henryk Siwiak was killed on a street of Brooklyn shortly before midnight. He is the only victim on the list of murders in New York on September 11, 2001, since the city does not include the deaths from the 9/11 attacks in its official crime statistics. His murder has never been solved.
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NYC’s Only Homicide on 9/11

https://abc7ny.com/post/henry-siwak-september-11-murder-bedford-stuyvesant/13781934/

https://unresolved.me/henryk-siwiak