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Police Recover Suspect’s Body After South Ozone Park Explosion

5/2/2026

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Police recovered a body believed to be the suspect after South Ozone Park home collapsed in a five-alarm explosion on April 30.
The suspect was identified as 50-year-old Anroop Parasaram, who entered the basement with a knife and unknown canisters.
Seven NYPD officers and a firefighter suffered burns or lacerations and were treated at Jamaica Hospital.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the incident displaced 16 residents, with the Red Cross providing shelter.

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Police recovered a body believed to be the suspect after South Ozone Park home collapsed in a five-alarm explosion on April 30.
The suspect was identified as 50-year-old Anroop Parasaram, who entered the basement with a knife and unknown canisters.
Seven NYPD officers and a firefighter suffered burns or lacerations and were treated at Jamaica Hospital.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the incident displaced 16 residents, with the Red Cross providing shelter.