The subway “pusher” accused of pushing a victim to death in front of a train on Monday night has been identified.
Carlton McPherson, 24, allegedly pushed a 45-year-old man onto the tracks at the 125th Street station on Lexington Avenue in East Harlem as a 4 train approached around 7 p.m.
According to authorities, the attack was unprovoked and the victim has not yet been identified.
McPherson has a long criminal history and was arrested at the age of 16. He also has a history of mental illness.
He was arrested in October 2023 for assault, but was released on bail and is expected to return to court on that charge in July, sources told The Associated Press. New York Post.
Carlton McPherson, 24, allegedly pushed a 45-year-old man onto the tracks at the 125th Street station on Lexington Avenue in East Harlem as a 4 train approached around 7 p.m. Monday.
According to authorities, the attack was unprovoked and the 45-year-old victim has not yet been identified.
The victim was pushed on the platform in the upper part of the city, in front of a train that could not stop, according to a police spokeswoman.
Number 5 trains in both directions were severely delayed following the attack, according to the MTA. Normal service to the station resumed at 9:00 p.m.
A large number of officers were present at the scene along with several New Yorkers caught standing on the platform as word spread about a man under the train.
“I felt like a knot in my stomach when I heard it and I felt so sad for the person it happened to,” Brendan Daniel said. Photo 11.
The horrific incident unfolded hours after NYPD traffic leaders made a public safety announcement about the “continued commitment” they have made “to public safety” in the community.
McPherson has a long criminal history and was arrested at the age of 16. He also has a history of mental illness. He is seen smiling as he left the 25th Precinct in Manhattan on Tuesday.
Worried commuters are at the 125th Street Station after a fatal pushing incident Monday night.
Transit Chief Mike Kemper addressed New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent announcement regarding the deployment of National Guard troops as well as State Police officers to the New York subway system.
“The results of these investments in recent months have been encouraging,” Kemper said.
He added that “overall crime” on the New York subway during the month of February decreased, but did not give specific figures.
“And so far, in the month of March, that downward trend continues,” Kemper said, adding that overall subway crime is down 15.5 percent for the month, compared to last year.
Just days after Hochul’s announcement, a fight on the A train ended in a shooting, leaving many New Yorkers with the impression that the massive transportation system is nearly impossible for police to handle.
McPherson was arrested in October 2023 for assault, but was released on bail and is expected to return to court on that charge in July.
A large number of officers were present at the scene along with several New Yorkers caught standing on the platform as word spread about a man beneath the tracks.
The shooting occurred on a northbound A train in Brooklyn shortly after 4:45 p.m. on March 14, when a verbal dispute between two strangers escalated into a fight.
A 36-year-old man who was shot, who has not been identified, accused the other man of being a “migrant who beat police officers” in angry scenes as other passengers struggled to escape.
The other man, Younece Obuad, 32, then stabbed him and shot him in the head with his own gun after it was snatched from him in the melee on the train.
Obuad was arrested and not charged because prosecutors found he acted in self-defense.