United States: New York subway “Ripper” fell | the Chronicle

The man has been identified as Rigoberto López, 21, and sources said he was homeless.

In the last two days, “The Ripper” it had claimed the lives of two people and injured two others on line A of the New York subway.

“The following person was arrested in connection with the stabbing incidents in the metro along Line A”, indicated the New York Police (NYPD), before giving the name of López.

The young faces of Brooklyn five counts, including two of murder and two of attempted murder.

The capture took place on Saturday afternoon, two days after the first López attack on 67-year-old man walking on platform towards 181st Street in Wachington Heights.

Another attack was described by one of the victims, who heard: “I’m going to kill you!”, although he was only injured.

Body of 44-year-old woman found in pool of blood on an A train at 207th Street in Inwood.

The attacks forced the NYPD commissioner, Shea dermot, to deploy more than 500 police officers in a special operation.

The New York Post newspaper had advanced the capture of the homeless on Saturday eveningbut their identity had not yet been revealed.

“His shoes were still spattered with the blood of his victims when he was arrested, and he was still in possession of the bloody knife.”, said this source.