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Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Man wanted in fatal stabbing in clash over Brooklyn MTA bus seat surrenders
The man wanted for fatally stabbing a 41-year-old straphanger on a Brooklyn MTA shuttle bus during an argument over a seat surrendered to authorities and has been charged with murder, police said Wednesday. Kareem McCalla, 36, turned himself in on Tuesday for the Sunday afternoon knifing on a J90 shuttle bus near Crescent and Etna Sts. in Cypress Hills, cops said. Police charged McCalla with murder and weapons possession. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending. McCalla, who lives in Richmond Hill, Queens, was on the bus when he got into an argument over a seat with victim Alvin Francis, according to cops. During the dispute, McCalla pulled a knife and fatally stabbed the father of three in the abdomen. '[Cops] just said he got into a tussle on the bus,' the victim's wife, Candice Todman-Francis, 36, told the Daily News. 'It's under investigation. I have not one detail. I'm just as lost as everybody else.' Surveillance video recovered from inside the bus shows McCalla coming onto the bus from the rear door. Francis entered through the same door moments later and sat down next to his killer. After a few minutes, McCalla stood up and Francis threw a punch at him, according to the source. Both men continued to fight, with the killer going on to stab Francis as the clash escalated. McCalla fled the bus and remained on the run for two days before his surrender. Francis was working on Sunday to earn some extra cash for his son's middle school graduation. The shuttle bus runs on the weekend while the J train is out of service. Todman-Francis spoke to her husband earlier in the day, and the two discussed what they would have for dinner on Mother's Day. 'See you when I get home,' Francis told his wife, who quickly became worried when he didn't show up. 'I hadn't heard from him, so I tracked his phone and I saw him at the precinct. So I called the precinct,' she said, explaining she was worried he'd been arrested. Officers showed up on her doorstep not long after to deliver the tragic news. Francis worked as a roofer and his job took him to multiple locations. 'He's a hardworking man,' his wife said. 'Work and home — literally, work and home and his favorite place is Home Depot.' The two had been together for 21 years, got married five years ago and were planning a vow renewal ceremony for August. They have three sons together. 'Everybody's saddened by it,' a neighbor of the victim in South Jamaica, Queens, said. 'He was a neighborhood guy. Family man. Hardworking.' 'We're just still processing it,' he added. 'It's tough.'
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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Father of 3 Fatally Stabbed on N.Y.C. Bus After Fight Over Seat: Police
A father of three was killed following a dispute over a bus seat that turned deadly on Mother's Day weekend, officials with the New York Police Department said. Alvin Francis, 41, of Queens, N.Y., was identified as the fatal stabbing victim, multiple local news outlets reported, citing the NYPD. 'See you when I get home,' was the last thing he said to his wife, Candice Todman-Francis, she told the New York Daily News. She became worried when he never made it home. 'I hadn't heard from him, so I tracked his phone and I saw him at the precinct. So I called the precinct,' Todman-Francis, 36, said. Soon after, officers arrived at their residence and delivered the heartbreaking news. According to his wife, she was told, 'He got into a tussle on the bus.' She added, 'It's under investigation. I have not one detail. I'm just as lost as everybody else.' PEOPLE did not immediately receive a response from the NYPD. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, Brooklyn News 12 reported. Francis and an unidentified individual were arguing on the J90 shuttle bus as it was stopped near Crescent Street and Etna Street in Cypress Hills, per NBC New York. The victim was stabbed in his stomach and the suspect fled the scene. The late father was transported to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. No arrests have been made as of Monday, May 12. "I heard some people screaming, so I looked out my window and I [saw] the bus was stopped there, and everybody was running out the bus and in matter than three seconds the cops were here,' a nearby resident told News 12. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Todman-Francis and her husband had been together for 21 years. Five years ago, they got married and were planning a vow renewal in August, per the Daily News. They were parents to three sons. Francis was on his way home to have a Mother's Day dinner with his family. 'He's a hardworking man,' his wife said. 'Work and home — literally, work and home and his favorite place is Home Depot.' Francis was reportedly working on Sunday to make extra money for his son's middle school graduation. 'Everybody's saddened by it,' a neighbor told the Daily News. 'He was a neighborhood guy. Family man. Hardworking. We're just still processing it. It's tough." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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‘No one should lose a life': Fatal bus stabbing in Brooklyn shocks family and community
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A fatal stabbing on a city bus not only shocked a family but also an entire community, as the victim was known as a loving husband, father, and respected member of his community. One of the victim's neighbors tells PIX11 News he knew him for at least 20 years and that the man meant a lot to his neighborhood in Queens, where he lived for many years. More Local News 'He's been working hard. He has his own business, comes home, and I always see him with his children,' said the neighbor, who did not want to be identified. The 41-year-old victim was on his way to work. Just before 2 p.m. Sunday, he was onboard the J90 shuttle when witnesses say an argument on the bus escalated. As the bus pulled up on Crescent Street and Etna Street in Cypress Hill, the victim was stabbed several times, according to the NYPD. He was transported to the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where he died. Police say the attacker ran off and hasn't been seen since. The shuttle bus replaces the J train on the weekend. The neighbor, who considered the victim a friend, is in shock, questioning why a life was taken this way. 'No one should lose a life.' Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Wife mourns man stabbed to death in fight over seat on Brooklyn MTA shuttle bus
A man stabbed to death on an MTA shuttle bus in Brooklyn was attacked during a clash over a seat, police sources said Monday. Alvin Francis, 41, a father of three sons, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen on a J90 shuttle bus near Crescent and Etna Sts. in Cypress Hills just before 2 p.m. Sunday, cops said. Francis and his killer got into an argument over a seat, police sources said. '(Cops) just said he got into a tussle on the bus,' the victim's wife, Candice Todman-Francis, 36, told the Daily News. 'It's under investigation. I have not one detail. I'm just as lost as everybody else.' A source with knowledge of the investigation who has seen surveillance video from inside the bus says it shows the stabber — a black man wearing a light gray hoodie, blue hat and a backpack — getting on the bus via a rear door. Francis entered through the same door moments later and sat down next to his killer. After a few minutes, the killer stood up and the victim threw a punch at him, according to the source. Both men continued to fight, with the killer going on to stab Francis as the clash escalated. The stabber fled the bus and has not been caught. Todman-Francis spoke to her husband earlier in the day and the two discussed what they would have for dinner on Mother's Day. 'See you when I get home,' Francis told his wife, who quickly became worried when he didn't show up. 'I hadn't heard from him so I tracked his phone and I saw him at the precinct. So I called the precinct,' she said, explaining she was worried he'd been arrested. Officers showed up on her doorstep not long after to deliver the tragic news. Francis worked as a roofer and his job took him to multiple locations. 'He's a hard-working man,' his wife said. 'Work and home — literally, work and home and his favorite place is Home Depot.' The two had been together for 21 years, got married five years ago and were planning a vow renewal ceremony for August.. They have three sons together. Francis was working on Sunday to earn some extra cash for his son's middle school graduation. The shuttle bus runs on the weekend while the J train is out of service. When asked if she had anything she wanted to say to the killer, Todman-Francis said, 'Do you want me going to jail? Just tell him, 'May God be with him.''
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Wife mourns man stabbed to death in fight over seat on Brooklyn MTA shuttle bus
A man stabbed to death on an MTA shuttle bus in Brooklyn was attacked during a clash over a seat, police sources said Monday. Alvin Francis, 41, a father of three sons, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen on a J90 shuttle bus near Crescent and Etna Sts. in Cypress Hills just before 2 p.m. Sunday, cops said. Francis and his killer got into an argument over a seat, police sources said. His wife, Candice Todman-Francis, 36, said she spoke to him earlier in the day and the two discussed what they'd have for dinner on Mother's Day. 'See you when I get home,' Francis told his wife, who quickly became worried when he didn't show up. 'I hadn't heard from him so I tracked his phone and I saw him at the precinct. So I called the precinct,' she said, explaining she was worried he'd been arrested. Officers showed up on her doorstep not long after to deliver the tragic news. 'They just said he got into a tussle on the bus,' she said. 'It's under investigation. I have not one detail. I'm just as lost as everybody else.' Francis worked as a roofer and his job took him to multiple locations. 'He's a hard-working man,' his wife said. 'Work and home — literally, work and home and his favorite place is Home Depot.' The two had been together for 21 years, got married five years ago and were planning a vow renewal ceremony for August.. They have three sons together. Cops have made no arrests in the stabbing. Francis was working on Sunday to earn some extra cash for his son's middle school graduation. The shuttle bus runs on the weekend while the J train is out of service. When asked if she had anything she wanted to say to the killer, Todman-Francis said, 'Do you want me going to jail? Just tell him, 'May God be with him.'' With Rocco Parascandola
