Fatal NYC subway stabbing: Suspect, victim identified by NYPD
Fatal NYC subway stabbing: Learning more about the victim
The victim was identified as 59-year-old Mesias Lojano of Queens, who died after being stabbed multiple times, investigators say. FOX 5 NY's Antwan Lewis spoke with neighbors of Lojano's and has the details.
QUEENS, N.Y - A Bronx man is facing a murder charge and police have identified the victim following a fatal stabbing aboard a subway train in Queens on Wednesday evening.
Fatal NYC subway stabbing: Suspect, victim identified by NYPD
Police have identified a Bronx man charged with murder and the victim following a fatal stabbing on a subway in Queens. FOX 5 NY's Antwan Lewis has the details.
What we know:
NYPD officers responded to a 911 call around 5:20 p.m. reporting a person stabbed on a northbound J train at the Woodhaven Boulevard station.
Investigators said 59-year-old Mesias Lojano, of Queens, was stabbed multiple times throughout his body. EMS personnel rushed Lojano to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
Fatal NYC subway stabbing details: Identities revealed
FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers and Antwan Lewis break down the details from the fatal NYC subway stabbing that happened on Wednesday.
Suspect arrested
Authorities later arrested 25-year-old Jyrell Thomas, of the Bronx. Thomas has since been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
The Source: This article was written using information from the NYPD.