Alleged ‘duck sauce killer’ Glenn Hirsch found dead in New York home
- Detectives were sent to the apartment after he missed a court appearance; Hirsch’s lawyer said his client had died by suicide
- Hirsch was accused of fatally shooting Chinese restaurant delivery man Zhiwen Yan after stalking him and other workers in a dispute over the condiment
New York’s alleged duck sauce killer, charged with shooting a Chinese restaurant delivery man, was found dead in his home on Friday morning after apparently killing himself, his lawyer said.
Glenn Hirsch’s body was found by detectives sent to his home after the suspect missed a Friday court appearance, a police official said. An autopsy will determine how Hirsch died, the official said.
Hirsch’s new lawyer, Arthur Aidala, said the accused killer had died by suicide. Aidala said he spoke with Hirsch two days ago but that he and his client missed calls from each other yesterday.
On Friday, when Hirsch did not show up in court, the judge told the city sheriff’s office to check on him at his Queens apartment on 141st St.
Hirsch has been out on bail since June with an ankle bracelet monitoring his whereabouts. He was initially ordered held without bail for the April 30 killing of Zhiwen Yan, 45, in Forest Hills.
But Queens Criminal Court Judge Kenneth Holder changed the bail conditions on June 8, setting bail at US$500,000. Hirsch posted the hefty sum and was released on strict orders to stay at home.