A Bronx man was charged Wednesday with beating another man to death at a Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
David Mazariegos, 25, is facing murder, robbery and grand larceny charges for
Officials said Tanzi was so badly injured that he was initially hard to identify. First responders took him to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he died shortly thereafter.
Police said Mazariegos fled the station after the beating and got on a Bronx-bound 2 train at nearby Hoyt Street. Officers apprehended him hours later near Times Square, according to
Mazariegos’ arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending early Thursday. Officials said he lives at NYCHA’s Gun Hill Houses. His attorney information was not immediately available.
The incident is the
This story is based on preliminary information from police and may be updated.