Brooklyn cops arrest suspect in Coney Island subway station killing

A stateless antheral has been arrested for fatally stabbing a 54-year-old commuter connected a Coney Island subway presumption level past month, constabulary said Friday.

Cops arrested Zhongqiang Chen, 32, for the Oct. 29 killing connected Thursday evening and charged him with 2nd grade murder, the NYPD said.

He’s accused of knifing unfortunate Timothy Rudolph at the Stillwell Avenue station, the terminus for respective Brooklyn subway lines, astir 11:20 p.m. connected Oct. 29, cops said.

Chen allegedly stabbed Rudolph successful the backmost during a dispute, constabulary said. Rudolph stumbled bleeding from the level onto an idling N train, wherever responding cops recovered him sitting successful a country spot unconscious.

He was rushed by medics to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, but helium couldn’t beryllium saved.

Rudolph lived successful the Bronx, constabulary said.

It was not instantly wide wherefore Chen attacked Rudolph oregon however constabulary identified him.

Chen’s arraignment successful Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Friday. He has a transgression grounds and has been arrested twice, some for petit larceny, since August.

His past apprehension was connected Oct. 20 erstwhile cops busted him successful Midtown for petit larceny and transgression possession of stolen property. He was released without bail the adjacent time and was expected to reply the charges successful tribunal successful December, according to tribunal records.

Last month’s execution was the ninth this twelvemonth successful the city’s transit system, astir treble the five slayings successful each of 2023. Ten radical were murdered successful the subway strategy successful 2022.