Oncoming train kills California native who was intentionally shoved off NYC platform
A 40-year-old woman shoved off a New York City subway platform in front of an oncoming train has been identified as a California native, authorities told news sources.
Michelle Alyssa Go, who died in the Saturday, Jan. 15, incident, was born in Berkeley and raised in Fremont, KNTV reported. She moved to New York to attend business school.
“We are in a state of shock and grieving the loss of our daughter, sister, and friend,” her family said in a statement, according to KPIX. “We hope Michelle will be remembered for how she lived and not just how she died.”
“She was a beautiful, brilliant, kind, and intelligent woman who loved her family and friends, loved to travel the world and to help others,” the statement read. “Her life was taken too soon in a senseless act of violence, and we pray that she gets the justice she deserves.”
Go died after being pushed in front of an oncoming subway train at 9:30 a.m. in the Times Square-42nd Street station, police told WABC. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
“This incident was unprovoked and the victim does not appear to have had any interaction with the subject,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said, according to the station. “This was a senseless, absolutely senseless, act of violence.”
New York police arrested Simon Martial, 61, whom they described as being homeless, in her death, WCBS reported.
Martial has been charged with murder, according to the New York Post.
Officials said Martial had fled the scene but later turned himself in, KGO reported. Go’s friends said her volunteer work involved aiding homeless people.
“She clearly had a very strong passion for working one on one with these populations in need,” said Dayna Cassidy, president of the New York Junior League, according to KGO. “She was a very compassionate soul who wanted to be rewarded by that direct impact and directly working with those individuals and watching them evolve over time.”
A candlelight vigil is planned Tuesday, Jan. 18 in San Francisco for Go, KNTV reported.
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