The NYPD deployed an additional 500 cops into the subways on Saturday in a blitz to catch the stabbing suspect, Rigoberto Lopez, 21, who was charged Sunday with murder and attempted murder.
Brooklyn Borough President Adams calls for mental health reforms following arrest of man in connection to A line subway stabbings
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 14, 2021, 9:59pm EST
Brooklyn and city officials
gathered in Downtown Brooklyn Sunday to demand mental health reforms citywide
in order to keep the public safe.
Police had previously arrested
21-year-old Rigoberto Lopez in connection to the A line subway stabbings.
Officials say he had psychological exams in the past along with four prior
arrests.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric
Adams says these four attacks on the A train have a deeper rooted issue - that
there needs to be immediate reform to keep riders safe and help those who need
The MTA is asking for 1,500 additional cops to be assigned to the city’s beleaguered transit system triple the number the NYPD said it would send in by Monday.
Rigoberto Astwood Lopez regularly behaved strangely and was paralyzed by his obsession over small details, but gave no indication he was homicidal, sister Lizbeth Astwood, 27, told the Daily News.