Park Slope Landlord Killed in Dispute Over Keys
James McElwee, 55, allegedly stabbed his landlord, Felix Shaar, 76, to death with two knives yesterday and then calmly rang the next door neighbor’s doorbell. McElwee had been a tenant at 151 Prospect Avenue for 4 years. According to the Daily News, neighbors described the suspect as a loose cannon, who worked odd hours. They…
James McElwee, 55, allegedly stabbed his landlord, Felix Shaar, 76, to death with two knives yesterday and then calmly rang the next door neighbor’s doorbell. McElwee had been a tenant at 151 Prospect Avenue for 4 years. According to the Daily News, neighbors described the suspect as a loose cannon, who worked odd hours. They recall him walking on the block, sometimes in a drunken stupor, screaming unintelligibly for no apparent reason. Friends said Shaar was born in Texas and moved to the city about 40 years ago. He was a former taxi driver and is survived by a brother and nephew.
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Prospect Ave is so not Park Slope! It’s right by the Prospect Expressway, so wouldn’t that be more Windsor Terrace or Kensington?