The family of the 40-year-old woman who was pushed in front of NYC subway train says they're 'in a state of shock'
- The family the 40-year-old woman who died after being pushed in front of an NYC train released a statement.
- Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, was shoved in front of a train at the Times Square- 42nd Street station Saturday.
The family of the 40-year-old woman who was killed after being shoved in front of an oncoming subway train in New York City last weekend said that they pray "she gets the justice she deserves."
The statement comes days after Michelle Alyssa Go died after police say she has pushed off the platform at the Times Square- 42nd Street station Saturday morning. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Go "unconscious and unresponsive with trauma about the body lying on the tracks," an NYPD spokesperson told Insider. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials said 61-year-old Simon Martial, a homeless man with a criminal background, fled the scene and later turned himself in and an investigation is ongoing. During a press conference on Saturday, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell called the incident " unprovoked."Police arrested and charged Martial with murder in connection to Go's death, the spokesperson added. A witness to the crime said that Go did not see who pushed her.
"He started running with both of his hands in front of him, like, tackling," Maria Coste-Weber told the New York Times."But it was so fast, nobody realized what was going on before it was too late."
The victim's family echoed city officials, calling the attack "a senseless act of violence."
"We hope Michelle will be remembered for how she lived and not just how she died. She was a beautiful, brilliant, kind, and intelligent woman who loved her family and friends, loved to travel the world and to help others," the family told KRON 4 in a statement. "Her life was taken too soon in a senseless act of violence, and we pray that she gets the justice she deserves."
"Michelle had a love of life, loved her family, and loved to meet and work with people. She made and kept up with countless friends from grade school to college to graduate school and at her workplaces," the statement continued. "Her friends would tell us that Michelle was smart, funny, big hearted, and a real role model. Michelle loved to travel the world to meet new people and different cultures."
Go was a California native who worked for a Deloitte in New York City, KRON 4 reported. According to her family, she just returned to the city after celebrating her birthday in the Maldives.