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83-year-old man shoved onto subway tracks dies, prompting murder charge for alleged assailant

Bairon Hernandez faces second-degree murder and assault charges after shoving two men onto subway tracks; one victim died and the other survived, police said.

  • On March 26, 2026, Manhattan prosecutors indicted Bairon Posada-Hernandez on second-degree murder charges following the March 17 death of 83-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Williams from injuries sustained in a subway attack.
  • Investigators say Posada-Hernandez pushed two strangers onto the tracks at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station on March 8, 2026, in an unprovoked attack that caused Williams fatal head injuries.
  • Department of Homeland Security records describe the 34-year-old Honduran national as a "serial criminal" with over 15 prior charges including aggravated assault; he remains in custody under an active Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer.
  • Following the medical examiner's homicide ruling on March 25, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office upgraded charges to second-degree murder, with Posada-Hernandez scheduled for arraignment in Manhattan Supreme Court on March 30.
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Patch broke the news in United States on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
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