Man Charged After Teen Is Fatally Stabbed In NYC Station, Police Say

NEW YORK CITY — A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged after he fatally stabbed another man inside a Manhattan subway station last week, police announced Tuesday.

Brandon Gonzales, of the Bronx, has been charged with manslaughter, police said.

The incident happened at the 14th Street Subway Station just after 7 p.m. last Saturday, police said.

Officers found the 24-year-old man with a stab wound to the lower torso and 17-year-old Shalon McFarlane, who suffered a stab wound to the chest.

McFarlane was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead, police said.

According to reports, The 17-year-old may have slashed the 24-year-old before Gonzales took the knife and stabbed him.

An investigation remains ongoing.