Police arrest 15-year-old suspect in deadly NYC subway stabbing of 14-year-old boy
HAMILTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) -- Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect on murder charges on Sunday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in a Manhattan subway station.
The teen has not been named. He was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
The teen is accused of fatally stabbing 14-year-old Ethan Reyes on the northbound no. 1 train platform inside the 137th Street–City College station in Hamilton Heights on Saturday. Reyes, a Yonkers resident, was stabbed in the stomach. Police recovered a knife and a broomstick at the scene of the stabbing.
The teens are believed to have fought on the street before moving into the subway station, police said.