Woman found dead in Bronx apartment building on Friday — authorities investigating as possible homicide

A woman was found dead in a Bronx apartment on Friday afternoon — and authorities are eyeing her mentally ill son as a possible homicide suspect, according to sources.

Josefa Guzman-DeCarmen, 57, was found unconscious by first responders inside her apartment at 1236 Grand Concourse with trauma to her head and torso.

An unconscious female was found inside 1236 Grand Concourse. (google maps) google maps

Her death is being investigated as a homicide.

Sources told The Post that Guzman-DeCarmen’s mentally disturbed 33-year-old son is considered a person of interest in the investigation. 

A general view of an NYPD van is seen in the Bronx, NY on July 29, 2026. (Christopher Sadowski for NY Post) Christopher Sadowski for NY Post

She was declared dead at the scene.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.