▁p neum onia ▁and ▁was ▁treated ▁at ▁Long ▁Island ▁Jewish ▁Hospital . ▁During ▁his ▁hospital ▁stay , ▁his ▁parents ▁tried ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁do ctors ▁to ▁commit ▁him ▁for ▁invol unt ary ▁psych iat ric ▁care . ▁However , ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁psych iat rist s ▁was ▁that ▁K asso ▁exhib ited ▁ant iso cial ▁behavior ▁but ▁was ▁neither ▁psych otic ▁nor ▁a ▁violent ▁danger , ▁and ▁K asso ▁was ▁released ▁upon ▁recover ing ▁from ▁his ▁bout ▁with ▁p neum onia . ▁ ▁Mur der ▁of ▁Gary ▁Lau wers ▁The ▁conflict ▁between ▁K asso ▁and ▁Lau wers ▁had ▁started ▁some ▁time ▁earlier ▁when ▁Lau wers ▁st ole ▁ 1 0 ▁b ags ▁of ▁P CP ▁from ▁K asso ' s ▁jack et , ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁passed ▁out ▁at ▁a ▁party . ▁K asso ▁confront ed ▁him ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁incident , ▁prompt ing ▁Lau wers ▁to ▁immediately ▁return ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁b ags ▁of ▁P CP . ▁Lau wers ▁also ▁promised ▁to ▁rep ay ▁K asso ▁$ 5 0 ▁for ▁the ▁five ▁b ags ▁of ▁P CP ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁used . ▁K asso ▁reported ly ▁beat ▁Lau wers ▁on ▁four ▁separate ▁occasions . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁murder , ▁K asso ▁visited ▁the ▁small ▁gaz eb o ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Cow ▁Har bor ▁park ▁and ▁borrow ed ▁a ▁radio ▁from ▁a ▁friend . ▁He ▁then ▁invited ▁Lau wers ▁to ▁get ▁high ▁with ▁him , ▁Tro iano ▁and ▁Qu in ones . ▁The ▁group ▁walked ▁to ▁Az take