Three individuals have been killed in New York Metropolis’s transit system previously 10 days, amid a string of different violent incidents.
On Sunday round 8:30 p.m., Lamont Barkley, 55, was on a BX19 bus when he was fatally stabbed quite a few occasions, police mentioned.
Earlier than his slaying, the daddy of 4 had gotten into an argument with a lady at a close-by bar, Glen Roy’s Public Home, prompting her to name a person to return to the world, police sources and neighbors mentioned.
Sooner or later, the trio acquired on the bus, the place the person and lady attacked Barkley, sources mentioned.
The sufferer was taken to Lincoln Hospital however couldn't be saved.
On Monday, Ebony Jackson, 42, was taken into custody in reference to the incident and charged with homicide and manslaughter, cops mentioned. The male suspect is but to be apprehended.
“He was a pleasant man, quiet,” Barkley’s neighbor, who solely gave her title as Carmen, informed The Put up of the slain dad.
“He’s not a troublemaker that’s one factor I might inform you. He deal with his children and every part.”
Barkley’s brother mentioned he’s taking good care of his sibling’s 4 kids in the intervening time however declined additional remark.
The slaying got here simply three days after Citi Subject worker Charles Moore, 38, was fatally stabbed on the East 176th Avenue station in The Bronx on his commute residence from work.
Saquan Lemons, 27, allegedly randomly killed the dad on the crowded platform shortly after “tumbling out” of a No. 4 prepare round 10:30 p.m. Thursday, prosecutors mentioned throughout his arraignment on homicide costs.
“They failed us,” Moore’s heartbroken mother Frances Vanterpoole Moore, 73, railed to The Put up after the tragedy, referencing public officers together with Mayor Eric Adams.
“It’s your fault my youngster is lifeless,” she mentioned.
On Sept. 30, father of two Tommy Bailey, 43, additionally was fatally stabbed within the neck onboard an L prepare round 9 p.m. after allegedly entering into an argument with Alvin Charles, 43.
Bailey, who was often known as a “Canarsie legend” for his athletic prowess, had been commuting residence from work when he was stabbed, family members mentioned.
The deaths come amid a string of different violent incidents on the rails, together with three stabbings that occurred in fewer than eight hours Thursday.
Earlier than Moore’s deadly stabbing, a 45-year-old man was slashed contained in the A prepare station at Pitkin and Grant avenues in East New York, Brooklyn, and a 59-year-old man was randomly stabbed contained in the a hundred and twenty fifth Avenue station in Harlem.
Extra reporting by Joe Marino and Larry Celona
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