Hostel Guy
The one with the big feminine smile.
Images first posted by NYPD News on X, posted December 5th at 11:20 am:
🚨UPDATE: Below are photos of a person of interest wanted for questioning regarding the Midtown Manhattan homicide on Dec. 4. This does not appear to be a random act of violence; all indications are that it was a premediated, targeted attack.
The full investigative efforts of… pic.twitter.com/K3kzC4IbtS
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 5, 2024
Mainstream media outlets said he dropped his mask to flirt with the hostel clerk. More likely, the clerk asked to his face to check it against the ID.
According to Lipstick Alley, the clerks staffing the hostel checkin counter were two older Black women.