US EditionArrest made after man stabbed to death in NYC subway: police
- Luis Jose-Duarte, a 46-year-old Bronx man, was arrested Wednesday in lower Manhattan for the stabbing death of John Sheldon on April 25 in a NYC subway station.
- The stabbing resulted from a dispute after Jose-Duarte allegedly stepped on Sheldon's shoes, and the two men argued on the subway train and platform.
- Sheldon, 38, was stabbed multiple times in the torso after trailing Jose-Duarte when he exited the subway at the Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall stop, and officers later found him unresponsive.
- Police charged Jose-Duarte with first-degree manslaughter for the first subway homicide this year, which happened around 8:30 a.m. On a Friday, amid a period of decreased subway crime.
- The incident marks a rare fatal subway crime after seven years without homicides during the first three months, while overall subway crime in early 2025 dropped to its second-lowest level in 27 years.
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Man charged in fatal stabbing on NYC subway after arguing with rider who stepped on his shoes
A 46-year-old Bronx resident has been apprehended in the stabbing death of another man on a New York City subway train following a dispute over getting his shoes stepped on. Police said Wednesday that Luis Jose-Duarte was arrested in lower…
Suspect nabbed for stabbing man to death on Manhattan subway in clash over stepping on shoes
A suspect has been nabbed for stabbing a man to death on a Manhattan subway train during a clash over the killer stepping on the victim’s shoes, cops said Wednesday. Luis Jose-Duarte, 46, was arrested for manslaughter Wednesday morning for the stabbing death of 38-year-old John Sheldon. The confrontation started when Jose-Duarte, 46, got on a downtown No. 5 train at Grand Central Station about 8:25 a.m. Friday and at some point stepped on the vi…
Arrest made after man stabbed to death in NYC subway: police
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in the New York City subway last week, police said. Luis Jose-Duarte, 46, of the Bronx, was charged with first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of 38-year-old John Sheldon in Lower Manhattan on Friday, according to the NYPD. More Local News Sheldon was stabbed in the chest after he and another subway rider got into an argument…
Suspect arrested in deadly stabbing at Manhattan's Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall subway station
A suspect believed to have been involved in a Manhattan rush hour subway spat that turned deadly over some stepped-on shoes was arrested and charged in the victim’s death, according to police. Luis Jose-Duarte was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death aboard a No. 5 train on the morning of April 25, police said. The fray was believed to have started when Jose-Duarte stepped on the shoes of 38-year-ol…
Bronx man surrenders in deadly City Hall subway station stabbing sparked by stepped-on shoes
Police arrested on Wednesday the suspect who allegedly stabbed a man to death inside the City Hall subway station last week in a vicious argument sparked by stepped-on shoes. Luis Jose-Duarte, 48, of the Bronx, turned himself in on April 30 at the 5th Precinct stationhouse in Lower Manhattan. The suspect brought his lawyer with him. Hours later, detectives escorted Jose-Duarte out of the 5th Precinct for transfer to central booking after being …
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