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New York Police Transit Bureau Assistant Chief Vincent Coogan Holds News Conference in New York, US – 25 Oct 2021
NEW YORK (77WABC) — Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal stabbing aboard an L train in Brooklyn last week.
The suspect — 43-year-old Alvin Charles — was charged with murder on Wednesday. The victim was identified as 43-year-old Tommy Bailey.
The incident happened onboard a southbound L train in East New York at about 9 p.m. Police sources told ABC 7 that Bailey saw the suspect disrespect a police officer on the train station platform.
Bailey then approached the suspect and told him to stop being disrespectful to the officer, sparking a dispute which turned physical. Bailey was slashed and the alleged killer fled.
There were no cameras onboard the train. Last month, the MTA announced that over the next two years, cameras will be installed in every car in the agency’s fleet.
