A Bronx man died six days after being bashed in the head in his Bronx apartment building — and cops have arrested a suspect for murder, police said Sunday.
Joel Rivera, 44, was struck in the head with a blunt object in an apartment in the Muller Residences in Wakefield about 7 p.m. Jan. 21, cops said.
Rivera lived in the building on Neried Ave. near Bullard Ave., which provides affordable and supportive housing for veterans.
Medics rushed Rivera unconscious and unresponsive to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died Jan. 27. The city Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide on Feb. 6 after conducting an autopsy.
On Feb. 14, cops arrested Richard Vasquez, 37, for murder. Vasquez lives a few blocks away from the Muller Residences, according to cops.
Rivera was ordered held without bail after being arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court. He is due back in court March 16.
