The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
The investigation into the assault is ongoing. The NYPD said the two suspects “are believed to be in their 20s with a dark complexion.”
“One was last seen wearing a black hooded coat, blue sweatpants, and white sneakers, and the other individual was wearing a black hooded coat, black pants, and black sneakers. Both males were wearing balaclavas,” the NYPD stated.
Shelonchik’s wife, Jennifer, posted on Facebook on Wednesday, Jan. 22, “I’m a widow. Guys. No im sorry just please pray for me. I’ve been married since 1994.”
His daughter Taylor, 27, told the New York Post that her father was born and raised in N.Y.C.
