Man, 83, Killed By UES Subway Shove, Prosecutors Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — An 83-year-old man has died after weeks on life support from being shoved into the subway tracks on the Upper East Side, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office.

The suspect, 34-year-old Brooklynite Bairon Hernandez, was first arrested and charged with attempted murder, but now that Richard Williams has died, his charges have been upgraded to murder in the second degree.

According to the NYPD, the suspect first pushed a 30-year-old man and then Williams onto the tracks on the Southbound F and Q line on Sunday at approximately 11:30 a.m., at the Lexington Avenue-63 Street subway station on March 8.

Then, the suspect left the station and ran away, police said.

Medics rushed both men to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where the 30-year-old was listed in stable condition.

Hernandez's other charges include attempted assault, assault, and reckless endangerment. The Supreme Court arraignment is now set for March 30.

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