Bronx man held on $400K bond in city’s first subway killing of the year
A Bronx man accused of fatally stabbing a fellow subway rider during a
Luis Jose-Duarte, 46, was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree manslaughter. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment later that night.
According to NYPD records, Sheldon’s death is the first homicide in the subway system in 2025.
Police said Jose-Duarte stabbed 38-year-old John Sheldon, a Fort Greene resident, after stepping on Sheldon’s shoes aboard a southbound 4/5 train near the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station.
Surveillance footage shows Sheldon standing up in front of Duarte, who then appears to stab Sheldon in the chest with a knife, according to court papers. Jose-Duarte fled the train, and the pair exchanged blows on the platform, a witness told police. Sheldon then collapsed with what were described as two puncture wounds to the chest, according to court papers.
Jose-Duarte’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Last month, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Eric Adams
