A 14-year-old boy is stabbed to death in a Manhattan subway station after a fight between a group of teenagers
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death following a fight on a Manhattan subway platform amid Saturday afternoon at the latest criminality to shock New York City’s transit system.
In a statement to DailyMail.com, an NYPD spokesperson said officers were called to the 137 Street – City College station after being told of an ongoing fight.
When officers arrived at the station, they found a 14-year-old on the platform of northbound train 1 with a stab wound to the stomach.
The victim was transported to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, where she was pronounced dead less than 30 minutes after police were called.
Officials said the victim will not be identified until his family is notified.
The station is located in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood, just north of Ivy League Columbia University.
At the scene, police recovered a knife and a broomstick that were allegedly involved in the crime.
A witness told CBS New York that the fight started as three teenage girls tried to rob the victim.
The witness said: “There were girls. There were three little girls. There was one with the green as me, he was the one who stabbed, and there were two young children, maybe 13 or 14 too. They wanted to take his phone.
The person also said emergency services arrived too late to save the teenager: ‘When they brought him up he was dead. Her head tilted back, her eyes rolled back to white and purple, her lips were purple, purple. He was dead.’
One person is in custody in connection with the incident. A man was found not far from the scene. When he was apprehended, he was bleeding from his back and stomach.
Authorities have not disclosed what his role was in the murder.
The NYPD spokesperson said officers were called to 137 Street – City College stations after being made aware of a crime in progress.
NYC Transit President Richard Davey called the stabbing ‘senseless and tragic’
When officers arrived at the station, they found a 14-year-old boy on the platform of northbound train 1 with a stab wound to the abdomen. A few hours later, bloodstains could be seen on the walls leading to the station
Victim was transported to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, where she was pronounced dead
A 15-year-old who said he knew the victim told the Post: “It’s devastating bro. It should never have happened. It’s sad. The kid was growing up and had so much to look forward to.
A local resident told the newspaper: ‘You’re not even safe during the day anymore. They do things in the day now. They have no respect for cops or anyone. Where are the parents of these children who are making this mess? I just don’t understand.
The suspect remains at large. Police have identified a suspect through surveillance video, according to the New York Daily News.
Speaking at a youth event in the Bronx, Mayor Eric Adams said: “So being here today and hearing about the stabbings really shows why we need the lights on in schools like this so that our children can have a safe space.”
A vigil will be held for the teenager inside the station where he was killed at 2pm on Sunday.
While NYC Transit President Richard Davey called the stabbing “senseless and tragic”, NY1 reports. Davey said his office is cooperating with the NYPD investigation.
Democratic New York City Councilman Shaun Abreu, whose district includes the station, said in a statement, “My office is aware of the young man who was fatally stabbed on the platform of the 1 train in Hamilton Heights. ” This violence is despicable and tragic. I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family, friends and community of the victim.
This is the fifth murder this year in the district of Abreu.
The suspect remains at large. Police have identified a suspect through CCTV
Officers at the scene of the assault. Officials said the victim will not be identified until his family is notified.
This is the third stabbing to occur on the New York City subway this week
This is the third stabbing to occur this week on the New York City subway. On Tuesday, a 55-year-old man was stabbed in the back and punched in the face in an unprovoked attack around 6 p.m. at the Jay Street-Metrotech station in Brooklyn.
This victim was hospitalized and is said to be in stable condition.
While on the Seven train in Queens, a passenger was slashed in the face and hands at around 8.30am during the morning rush hour. This victim was also hospitalized in stable condition.
Crime is on the rise in New York in all areas. Mayor Adams pledged to crack down on crime in the Big Apple, specifically mentioning subway fares
In January, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that 1,000 additional officers would be deployed to what is the nation’s largest subway system.
Violent crime has become rampant in New York’s transportation system in 2022.
Rape and robbery are up more than 50% from the same time this year, according to statistics from the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Meanwhile, felony assaults have increased by more than 15% and robberies have increased by more than 97%.
NYPD Transit Chief Jason Wilcox told the MTA board last Monday that the increase in thefts was mostly on overnight trains. Wilcox said there have been numerous instances of passengers falling asleep on the train and waking up with missing items, the New York Post reports.
According to MTA statistics, there were four assaults and 82 cases of harassment of New York City transportation workers in June alone.
Wilcox added: “We are focused on this type of crime. Our detectives are investigating these crimes. But we also ask users to be more vigilant in this area when they take the trains late at night.
In total, compared to the same period last year, transit offense citations increased by 40%.
According to MTA statistics, there were four assaults and 82 cases of harassment of New York City transportation workers in June alone.
In 2022, there were 35 assaults on metro trains and stations against city employees.
While crime is on the rise, subway ridership has also increased by almost 35% compared to the same period last year.
In June, it was announced that the NYPD was installing 100 hidden cameras on subway cars across the city.
The cameras are not monitored and do not transmit in real time but will be used as back-up to help investigators establish evidence.
The trains selected are those where 53% of crimes in the metro took place.
The suspect remains at large. Officials said the victim will not be identified until his family is notified.