Suspect wanted in attacks on Asian women in Manhattan found dead

UPPER EAST SIDE (WABC) -- Suspect Tyrelle Shaw, who was wanted in a string of four attacks on Asian women, was found hanging in the elevator shaft inside a building on the Upper East Side Monday.

Monday night authorities confirmed the body of a 25-year-old Tyrelle Shaw was found hanging in the elevator shaft at 766 Madison Ave.

The neighbors reported a smell for the past three days. "Smells horrible. Came in quarter to 9, smelled terrible in elevator and still does," a resident said.

The stench eventually helped solve this case. Shaw had been wanted for a string of violent, frightening attacks on Asian women.

In the last two weeks, detectives believe he struck victims in Manhattan, punching the unsuspecting victims in the face. As for a motive for these targeted attacks, it may have been a desperate violent reaction to rejection.

In his blog he wrote, "Truthfully, I feel so much better after hitting an Asian woman in the face with a steel rod. It was the greatest achievement of my life."

As for the connection to this exclusive part of the Upper East Side, Karen Bennett believe Shaw used to be a squatter in the building, until he was caught last October.

The locks were changed, but clearly he found a way back in until his body was removed by the coroner's office Monday afternoon. "The only positive thing to come out of this, there will be no more victims," a resident said.

Shaw also posted in his blog that he was going to commit suicide.