The quiet streets of Castle Hill Avenue in New York were shaken on Monday, January 13, when the body of 64-year-old Peter Forrest was discovered inside a company ambulette. Forrest, a private ambulette driver, hadn’t shown up for his scheduled stops that morning, prompting concern from his employer.
Forrest’s manager, unable to reach him, used GPS to track the vehicle and headed to its location to find out what was wrong. What he discovered was grim. Forrest was found inside the ambulette, showing signs of stab wounds. Emergency responders arrived shortly after, but it was too late—he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have since launched a homicide investigation, though the exact cause of death remains under review.
Surveillance footage from a nearby home shed some light on the timeline of events. The ambulette was seen pulling into a dead-end on Castle Hill Avenue, but it’s unclear whether Forrest was driving or if he was already harmed by that point. A dark-colored car soon pulled up behind the ambulette, and a woman got out, approached the vehicle, and then returned to her car. Moments later, another individual entered her car before the pair drove off together.
Later, another ambulette arrived at the scene, raising further questions about the sequence of events. Neighbors were left stunned. One described Forrest as a “nice guy” who kept to himself, going to work and coming home without much fuss.
Employees at Marquis Ambulette, where Forrest worked, are grappling with the tragedy. While one staff member declined to comment on the investigation, they expressed deep sadness for Forrest’s family, calling his death “terrible.”
So far, no arrests have been made, and the identity of the individual who drove the ambulette into the dead-end remains unknown. Authorities continue to investigate, piecing together what happened in the moments leading up to Forrest’s tragic death.
