Suspect arrested after body found in Kips Bay

The arrest of 55-year-old Chad Irish of the Bronx on Monday sparked an angry crowd as he was taken away on a stretcher. Officers had to intervene as several people confronted and attacked Irish before he was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

According to police, officers responded to a call on East 27th Street last Friday about a suspicious package in front of Building 207. They discovered the body of 31-year-old Yazmeen Williams in a sleeping bag wrapped in plastic bags and placed next to a trash heap on the sidewalk. The medical examiner determined she had been shot in the head. Her death was ruled a homicide on July 7, but the time and place of her death are still unconfirmed.

Candles now flicker in front of the building while a memorial is being built in their honor.

Chad Irish has been charged with concealing a human corpse, with additional charges likely pending. The investigation is ongoing.