viernes, 28 de diciembre de 2012

Man Killed After Being Pushed in Front of Subway Train

NEW YORK (AP) — Police searched for a woman who killed a man by pushing him in front of a subway train and released surveillance video Friday of her running away from the station. Commuters, meanwhile, absorbed the news of the second fatal subway shove in the city this month. "It's just a really sad commentary on the world and on human beings, period," said Howard Roth, who takes the subway daily. He said the deadly push was food for thought about subway safety, "but I guess the best thing is what they tell you — don't stand near the edge, and keep your eyes open." The suspect in Thursday night's killing had been following the man closely on a Queens platform and mumbling to herself, witnesses told police. She got up from a nearby bench and shoved the man, who was standing with his back to her, as the train pulled into the platform. He was pinned under the train as it pulled to a stop, police said. It did not appear the man noticed her before he was shoved onto the tracks, police said, adding that the condition of the man's body was making it difficult to identify him. The woman was described as Hispanic, in her 20s, heavyset and about 5-foot-5, wearing a blue, white and gray ski jacket and Nike sneakers with gray on top and red on the bottom. It was unclear whether the man and the woman knew each other. And it's also unclear whether anyone tried to help the man up before he was struck — or whether there was enough time for anyone to do anything. The surveillance video <b>...</b>
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