Overview
- Bairon Hernandez, 34, was arrested by the NYPD Fugitive Task Force at a Brooklyn homeless shelter and charged with attempted murder, assault, attempted assault and reckless endangerment.
- Prosecutors said 83-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Williams is brain dead after surgery, while the younger victim is recovering from non–life-threatening injuries.
- Cellphone video published by news outlets shows the assailant walking along the platform after the shoves as bystanders helped pull both victims back onto the platform.
- ICE lodged a detainer following the arrest; DHS says Hernandez was previously deported four times and has at least 15 prior charges on his record.
- Hernandez was arraigned and held on $100,000 cash bail or a $300,000 bond, and officials said the investigation continues with potential charge adjustments under review.