NYC Subway Slaying: Teen Arrested in 14-Year-Old Boy’s Stabbing

Police say they have arrested the 15-year-old responsible for Saturday afternoon’s deadly stabbing of a teen on a Manhattan train platform.

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Investigators believe the stabbing followed a dispute that started on the street and continued down into the subway station.

The situation escalated when the older teen allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the other boy, before fleeing from the station {snip}

Police identified the 14-year-old as Ethan Reyes {snip}

Ethan Reyes

“His lips were purple and his eyes were rolled back, and he was bleeding a lot of blood,” the witness said, adding he saw a group of teen girls run out of the station. “They wanted to take his phone.”

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The unidentified 15-year-old has been arrested on weapon and murder charges {snip}

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{snip} Mayor Eric Adams reinforced the need for the city to expand summer youth programs to keep teens engaged and off the streets.

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