On the morning of February 23, 2024, 45-year-old William Alvarez of the Bronx was fatally wounded aboard a southbound D train. Around 5 a.m. as the train left Fordham Road, a verbal dispute between Alvarez and a passenger escalated into a physical altercation. Two companions of that passenger joined in and the three assailants assaulted Alvarez. As the train neared the 182–183rd Street station Alvarez suffered a fatal torso wound that was described as either a gunshot or a puncture from a sharp object. The three people fled at the station and Alvarez was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

NYPD detectives used extensive surveillance footage from the subway car and platform to identify suspects. On February 26, members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested three people at a Bronx apartment: Justin Herde, 24; Betty Cotto, 38; and Alfredo Trinidad, 42. All three were charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Investigators say the confrontation involved a struggle over a firearm that discharged, striking Alvarez.

If anyone saw the D train around Fordham Road or 182–183rd Street that morning or has information about the incident, please share what is known.