Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that claimed a man’s life during a dispute on a bus in the Bronx.
Authorities say that at 8:05 p.m. on Oct. 9, officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man stabbed inside an MTA BX19 Bus at the intersection of East 149th Street and Gerard Avenue. Upon their arrival, officers found 55-year-old Lamont Barkley with stab wounds to the torso.
An investigation found that Barkley was involved in a dispute with a man and a woman on the bus. During the dispute, the duo stabbed Barkley before fleeing the bus on foot before police arrived.
Paramedics rushed Barkley to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced dead.
On Oct. 10, police arrested 42-year-old Ebony Jackson in connection to the stabbing. She was charged with murder and manslaughter. The second suspect remains at large.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Updated at 2:51 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2022.
