A Queens man was charged with stabbing and killing a man during a dispute on a New York City subway train on Tuesday night in Brooklyn, the police said.
The man, Jordan Williams, 20, stabbed the victim, Devictor Ouedraogo, 36, on a northbound J train, the police said.
Mr. Williams was arrested and charged on Wednesday with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
A woman who was taken into custody along with Mr. Williams was released.
Before the men’s encounter, Mr. Ouedraogo had gotten into a dispute with passengers on the train, including Mr. Williams’s girlfriend, according to law enforcement sources.
Persons:
Jordan Williams, Devictor Ouedraogo, Ouedraogo, Williams, Williams’s
Organizations:
Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Locations:
New York City, Brooklyn, Marcy, Williamsburg