A man was the victim of a deadly stabbing at a train station in Upper Manhattan on Friday evening, according to the New York City Police Department.
The incident occurred around 5:55 p.m. at the A train station at West 175th Street and Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights.
The victim, identified as a 40-year-old male, suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso, police said. Emergency medical services transported him to Harlem Hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.
Law enforcement sources told NBC New York the stabbing was the result of a dispute.
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“This was a senseless attack that spilled from the street to the subway, and we are providing full cooperation in the investigation, with confidence the NYPD will rapidly identify and apprehend the perpetrator," MTA Communications Director Tim Minton said in a statement.
On Saturday, police arrested 24-year-old Diego Figueroa-Hepner. He was charged with murder-intention and criminal possession of a weapon, according to an NYPD spokesperson.