A series of knife attacks in the New York subway: two killed and two injured in less than a day
'15.02.2021'
Lyudmila Balabay
New York police have arrested a man for stabbing in the city's subway. As a result of these attacks, two people were killed and two others were injured. Details told the publication NBC News.
Attacks and casualties
All attacks took place from Friday morning until Saturday morning on train line A.
At about 11:20 a.m. on February 12, police were called to the Fort Washington metro station. There they found a 67-year-old man with stab wounds. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment. According to witnesses, an unknown man attacked him.
On the same day, at about 23:30 pm, the police were called to Far Rockaway station. The arriving officers found a man on the train with stab wounds to his neck and body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Around 01:30 on February 13, a subway employee found a 44-year-old woman on the train. There were many cuts on her body and she was unconscious. The woman died in the hospital.
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Around the same time, a 43-year-old man with stab wounds was found at Fort Washington station. The victim was taken to hospital, where he is in stable condition and gave evidence to the police.
The police said that all four people who were attacked are homeless.
Suspect arrest
In this case, the police arrested 21-year-old Rigoberto Lopez. He faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.
Despite the decline in passenger traffic, violent attacks on the New York City subway have increased.
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said on February 13 that an additional 500 officers would be deployed throughout the city to patrol subway stations.
