Authorities believe Michelle Montgomery, 39, accidentally fell down a garbage chute and into the compactor in a Brooklyn public housing complex. ›The body of Michelle Montgomery, 39, was discovered on February 1 in the basement of a public housing building in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. Police believe Montgomery accidentally fell down the building's garbage chute and was crushed by the trash compactor, though the medical examiner's office is still investigating the official cause of death. Witnesses reported hearing screaming from the building's garbage chute and compactor that night. The players Michelle Montgomery A 39-year-old woman who lived in the Gowanus Houses public housing development and died in an apparent accident at the Borinquen Plaza building.

Source: New York Times February 15, 2026 08:11 UTC