Overview

• Three individuals have been arrested for the fatal shooting of William Alvarez, 45, on a Bronx subway following an argument.
• The incident, captured on surveillance footage, is the third subway homicide in NYC this year, with transit crimes up 13%.
• NYPD has increased subway patrols and implemented longer shifts for officers in response to the rise in subway crimes.
• The suspects were apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force and charged with murder and weapon possession.
• Subway safety remains a critical concern as the city struggles to increase ridership to pre-pandemic levels.