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Bairon Hernandez Indicted on Second-Degree Murder in NYC Subway Push

The homicide ruling shifted the case from assault to a murder prosecution.

Overview

  • Prosecutors secured a second-degree murder indictment for Bairon Hernandez, with arraignment set for March 30 in Manhattan criminal court.
  • The Upper East Side attack, which happened March 8 at the Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station, involved two men shoved from the platform onto the tracks.
  • Richard Williams, 83, suffered a brain bleed and later died, and the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide on March 25.
  • The younger victim, identified as John Pena, 30, survived and helped pull Williams back onto the platform before a train reached the station.
  • Investigators point to witness video and cellphone footage documenting the push, and officials say Hernandez is a Honduran national with prior illegal entry convictions and four deportations.