Man, 73, falls to death from window left open by Manhattan home invasion robbers

A 73-year-old man tumbled to his death from a window left open by Manhattan home invasion robbers who tied up and robbed the man’s son, police said Monday.
Jacinto Remigio plunged from the window of his apartment on the corner of W. 161st St and Broadway in Washington Heights ay about 4:40 a.m. Saturday, cops said.
“He was a very kind, giving, loving person in the community,” daughter Vilmenia Cabrera told the Daily News by phone while on her way to make funeral arrangements Monday.
Sources said Remigio may have been intoxicated at the time of the fall. Police are still trying to determine if he fell or jumped but suspect he accidentally fell to his death trying to close the window left open by the crooks.
Remigio was out walking his dog when a trio of robbers entered the apartment, one climbing through the window and then letting in the two others through the front door, police sources said.
Once inside, the home invaders encountered Remigio’s 40-year-old son and tied him up. The suspects stole a cell phone, $200 in cash and a pricey chain, cops said.
When Remigio returned to the building, the crooks were gone and his son had already called for help. Responding police asked Remigio for identification and he went into the room with the window that had been left open to get his ID, police sources said.
Cops heard a bang and looked out to see Remigio on the scaffolding beneath the window. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he died.
Cabrera said the Washington Heights grandfather was hardworking.
“It’s very misfortunate the way things happened,” said the heartbroken daughter. “He was targeted.”
Remigio owned a nearby shoe store called Jacinto Shoes, and this is the third time his apartment has been burglarized, sources said. Cops suspect people in the neighborhood believe he kept cash in the home.
Remigio’s youngest son thinks the victim, already despondent over the breakup of a two-year romantic relationship, committed suicide as a result of the home invasion.
“I believe the robbery was what caused him to commit suicide that day. He was already sad and that probably made him more sad,” Manauri de Jesus Remigio, 34, said in Spanish.
“My father was with a woman, but they had problems. He was depressed and sad from that.”
Manauri de Jesus Remigio worked with his father at the store, which opened five years ago.
“Last time I saw him was Friday and we just said we will see each other tomorrow,” said the son.
An employee at the restaurant next door to Jacinto Shoes said the victim was a lunchtime regular and had seemed down the last time she saw him, on Tuesday.
“He looked sad. It was unusual. He wasn’t eating. He kept ordering beers,” said Ana Medina, who works at La Rubia Bar and Grill. “He was there for three hours, but at times going back and forth to check on the store.”
Medina said that as Remigio drank he requested to hear a Spanish song.
“I asked him what was wrong, and he didn’t say,” she said. “He just wanted to listen to his song.”
Cops are still looking for the robbers.