Mr Martial, 61, is believed to be homeless, and has had three previous “emotional disturbance” encounters with police, officials announced at a press conference on Saturday. Mr Martial remains in custody. The attack, which police believe to be random, marks the second violent death within the city’s beleaguered subway system this year. A series of high-profile crimes have drawn attention to subway violence as rates of major crimes within the subway system were at their lowest in roughly two decades. “To lose a New Yorker in this fashion will only continue to elevate the fears of individuals not using our subway system,” Mayor Adams said on Saturday.

Source: The Times January 16, 2022 17:57 UTC