According to police and sources, a commuter was struck and killed by a Manhattan subway train on Monday after being shoved onto the tracks in an unprovoked attack.
A police spokesperson said the unprovoked attack happened around 7 pm, and the victim was found dead a few minutes later by emergency medical professionals at the 125th Street station in front of a northbound 4 train.
Commuter Killed in NYC Subway Train
The spokesperson said the train was unable to stop in time and fatally hit the individual, and the investigation was ongoing. The authorities provided no further information about the suspect.
They said, "A person was pushed to the track as the train was entering the station. It was unprovoked."
Later, the victim was declared dead, and the sources said a suspect, described as an emotionally disturbed person, was arrested. Charges are pending.
The incident took place amid heightened law enforcement presence in the subway system following a few high-profile assaults despite a decline in overall crime.
Half of the attacks on MTA employees in the subway system last year involved mental illness.
According to a Post investigation, it was revealed that 20 of the 38 individuals accused of 41 different assaults on transit system employees had records of psychological issues.
Furthermore, several of the employees' attackers have criminal records.
Sources named Carlton McPherson as the alleged shover on Monday. The Post was informed by sources that he was arrested for assault in October 2023.
The suspect is due back in court in July after being released on bond.
The MTA said service on the 4/5/6 trains was severely disrupted and rerouted to other tracks.
New York Officials Tighten Security To Combat Subway Crimes
Three weeks ago, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would send 750 soldiers of the state's National Guard to assist New York City police in checking commuters' luggage at the busiest stations.
Hochul said the initiative's goal was to deter crime, and another 250 police from the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police and the New York State Police joined.
According to police data, there was a 15% decrease in crimes on the subway in February compared to the same month in 2023. The Democrat Hochul claimed that "rattling off" crime numbers did not reassure commuters.
New York Mayor Eric Adams, who once patrolled the subway as a police officer, claimed to have sent about 1,000 more police city officers into the subway in response to a spike in assaults and thefts in January.
He has underlined that, despite more than 4 million travelers each day on one of the biggest commuter rail networks in the world, there are only roughly six felony daily crimes, the majority of which are thefts.
