Vigil held for woman pushed in front of train and killed by stranger in NYC
ABC News
Dozens of New Yorkers gathered at Times Square to remember Michelle Go, the woman who was pushed in front of a subway train.
Dozens of New Yorkers, leaders and activists came out to Times Square Tuesday night to honor Michelle Go, who was killed when she was pushed in front of a subway train by a stranger in what her family called a "senseless act of violence."
On Saturday morning, Simon Martial allegedly pushed Go in front of an oncoming train on the N/Q/R/W line inside the Times Square-42nd Street subway station, police said.
News of Go's death disturbed the city's Asian American community, which has seen a rise in hate crimes over the last two years, according to Ben Wei, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Asians Fighting Injustice. Wei's group helped to organize the vigil in Times Square as a way to remember Go and send a message that the city did not tolerate hate.
"Today we are here to honor the memory of Michelle Alyssa Go and pay respect to the way she lived her life," he said.
