A 40 year old woman who was pushed in front of a New York City subway on Saturday morning is remembered for her volunteer work helping underserved communities.
Michelle Go, who lived on the Upper West Side, was a senior manager at Deloitte Consulting by day, but it is her job with the New York Junior League which exemplifies its character.
NYJL is a women-led non-profit organization in New York City that works with a network of community partners to support the health and well-being of low-income and at-risk populations.
According to NYJL, Go volunteered with the organization for the past decade, serving on two different committees: one that focused on preventive health education and one that helped adults achieve independent financial and professional success.
“The Youth League of N New York (NYJL) is very saddened to learn of the death of Michelle Go in such tragic and senseless circumstances,” NYJL President Dayna Barlow Cassidy told PEOPLE in a statement.
According to Cassidy, her target populations with the organization included seniors, immigrants, and recovering homeless people.
Go’s murder in New York
Go was murdered around 9: 30 am Saturday at the Times Square subway station, when a homeless man pushed her onto the tracks in front of an oncoming R train, the police commissioner said of the New York police, Keechant Sewell, at a press conference.
Simon Martial, aged 61 , was arrested and charged on Saturday shortly after the incident, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department confirmed.
Go was found “unconscious and unresponsive” on the roads s from the train when officers arrived, according to the NYPD statement; she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Simon turned himself in to police shortly after allegedly committing the crime, Sewell said. Deputy Chief Jason Wilcox said Simon had “three emotionally disturbed encounters” in the past documented by the NYPD.
Police believe the incident was “not premeditated” and that the The victim did not appear to have interacted with the suspect prior to his death, Sewell added.
“This was a senseless, absolutely senseless act of violence,” Sewell said at the news conference. “Our investigators are actively investigating this crime and our uniformed officers will remain vigilant throughout the subway system.”
In response to his death, “ city leaders to urgently address the lack of mental health and other supports for underserved communities.”
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