Northeast
Man shot dead on NYC subway as DA Bragg defends record in Arizona extradition battle: 'We are serious'
A 45-year-old man was shot dead on a Bronx subway early Friday morning as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg faces scrutiny for his lenient bail policies and woke Democratic prosecutors.
A 911 caller reported that shots were fired at the 182-183rd St. Station around 5:02 a.m. on Friday, the New York Police Department told Fox News Digital.
First responders found a 45-year-old man who had sustained a “puncture wound” to the torso while riding the southbound D train into the station.
“Preliminarily, it was thought to be a gunshot wound but at this time it’s still undetermined. It looks like some kind of injury to the torso,” an officer with the department’s Officer of the Deputy Commissioner Public Information office said.
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A 45-year-old man was killed on a Bronx subway train on Friday – police have yet to identify a suspect in the early morning attack. (Fox 5 New York)
The unidentified man was taken to St. Barnabus Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later, the representative said.
As of 11 a.m., police had not identified a suspect in the deadly shooting. Police told Fox 5 that they are searching for 3 men who fled the subway station wearing all black at the time of the attack.
Days earlier, five commuters were injured, and a 34-year-old man was killed in another Bronx subway shooting around 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has yet to comment on the Friday morning shooting. (Fox 5 New York)
DCPI told Fox News Digital that a 16-year-old suspect was arrested on Thursday in connection with the Monday shooting and charged with one count of murder, five counts of attempted murder and one count of criminal possession of a weapon.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office did not return comment on the incidents at press time. The brazen daytime attacks come as the office has come under fire, with an Arizona District Attorney refusing to extradite a murder suspect there for fear of a “potential serial killer” being released onto the public.
Raad Almansoori is accused of strangling Denisse Oleas-Arancibia in a SoHo hotel, then crushing her skull with an iron at a SoHo hotel two weeks ago. Surveillance footage shows him leave the building wearing her leggings.
After fleeing to Arizona’s Maricopa County, he was tracked down by police after allegedly stabbing a woman, stealing her car and stabbing another woman at a McDonald’s before he was arrested by Scottsdale police.
After his arrest, Almansoori allegedly told Scottsdale police to “Google the SoHo 54 hotel,” the site where he allegedly killed Oleas-Arancibia. Authorities said he claimed to have hurt three more women in Florida.
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This photo provided by the Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff’s Office shows Raad Almansoori, who is a suspect in the bludgeoning death of a woman in a New York City hotel and was charged Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in connection with attacks on two women in Arizona’s largest county. Almansoori was formally charged with two counts each of attempted murder, aggravated assault and attempted sexual assault and one count of theft of means of transportation. (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Months earlier, Almansoori was freed by Sumter County, Florida prosecutors on $2,500 and pending Grand Theft Auto charges after allegedly abducting female coworker Leah Palian, sexually assaulting her and threatening to kill her.
Palian told Fox News Digital that Orlando-based prosecutors from the 9th Judicial District dropped sexual battery and assault charges against Almansoori despite warnings that he was a “potential serial killer.” On Facebook, Palian faulted prosecutors for “callously” reducing his charges.
Maricopa County District Attorney Rachel Mitchell told Fox & Friends that she could “guarantee that [Almansoori would] stay in custody [in Arizona]” rather than face his charges in New York for fear of another premature release.
Denisse Oleas-Arancibia who was killed two weeks ago in a New York City hotel (Fox 5)
“Let me be very clear, my heart goes out to the next of kin of the victim in New York, [and] I’m not casting aspersions on the NYPD either … but we have a case here, and we have him in custody,” Mitchell said on Thursday.
“It was just a couple of weeks ago that some of the illegal immigrants that were in New York City who beat up on police officers were let go,” Mitchell said. “They were flipping the camera off as they walked out of jail, and guess where they ended up?
“Four of them ended up in Maricopa County, and they had to be taken into custody here. I don’t want that to happen. I don’t want this individual getting out and able to victimize more people.”
A Manhattan District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman called Mitchell’s comments “deeply disturbing,” accusing her of “playing political games in a murder investigation.”
“In Manhattan, we are serious about New Yorkers’ safety, which is why murders are down 24 percent and shootings are down 38 percent since DA Bragg took office,” Emily Tuttle told The Arizona Republic
Bragg shot back directly at the Maricopa County District Attorney in a Thursday press conference, saying her decision was motivated by “old-fashioned grand standing and politics”:
“I’ve been a prosecutor for 20 years – that should have no place in our profession. it is deeply disturbing to me that a member of our profession… would choose to play political games in a murder case,” Bragg said on Thursday, reiterating Tuttle’s statistics.
“Manhattan, my county, our murder rate is less than half that of Phoenix Arizona’s,” Bragg said. “In 2023, they had 198 criminal homicides. Here in Manhattan, we had 73.”
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2026 Day of Portugal Festival and Parade dates, lineup and more
Rhode Island’s Day of Portugal — June 5-7 in Providence: live music, food, dance & family fun; parade
Maria João “MJ” Albuquerque Martins and John Furtado will serve as the grand marshals of the 2026 RI Day of Portugal Parade.
Martins, a longtime RI Day of Portugal volunteer, will be recognized for “her lifelong dedication to preserving and uplifting Portuguese culture in Rhode Island,” according to RI Day of Portugal officials.
Furtado will be recognized for his “lifelong dedication to volunteerism, cultural preservation, and service to the Portuguese‑American community.”
“This year we honor two of the most humble and hardworking individuals who have supported not only RI Day of Portugal, but many Portuguese organizations across Rhode Island,” said James Ferreira, president of the RI Day of Portugal Committee.
“These are the people who roll up their sleeves, the ones in the kitchen, cleaning up, setting up, and making things happen,” he added. “They represent the true spirit of service and community, and I’m deeply grateful for their dedication.”
The 49th Annual Rhode Island Day of Portugal Parade will step off Sunday, June 7 at 3 p.m. from the Rhode Island State House. It will proceed to Smith Street Terrace, Canal Street, Memorial Boulevard and South Water Street, and end at 195 District Park.
From Clube Juventude Lusitana to RI Day of Portugal, Martins’ leadership, cultural preservation and community impact
Martins, a native of Maputo, Mozambique, has dedicated her life to preserving and promoting Portuguese culture in Rhode Island through leadership, education and the arts.
“Maria João’s lifelong commitment to service, cultural preservation, and community pride embodies the spirit of Portugal — resilient, vibrant, and deeply rooted in tradition,” according to RI Day of Portugal officials.
Martins joined the Clube Juventude Lusitana at age seven, later mentoring students and strengthening its cultural programs.
After studying at the University of Coimbra, she returned to Rhode Island and served the organization in multiple roles, including secretary, public relations officer and interim director of its Portuguese school, where she led a successful transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A recognized photographer, Maria João has earned several awards, including honors from the Pawtucket Annual Mayor’s Calendar.
For more than 15 years, she has volunteered with the Rhode Island Day of Portugal, serving as art and culture coordinator and organizing exhibits across the state. Her 2025 exhibit at the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket marked the first presentation of Portuguese history and culture at the Smithsonian-affiliated site.
Martins said she was grateful and honored to serve as grand marshal.
“Thank you to the RI Day of Portugal directors, members, and the community for this meaningful recognition,” Martins said. “Let us continue to stay united through our roots and traditions, preserving our heritage for future generations.”
Furtado honored for ‘quiet dedication, cultural pride, and a heart that leads through action’
Born in Pawtucket, Furtado has spent more than 40 years dedicated to community service and preserving Portuguese traditions in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
“Those who know him speak of a man with a big heart, a gentle spirit, and a deep sense of responsibility to the people and traditions he serves,” RI Day of Portugal officials said, noting that he has never sought recognition for his efforts.
“His service has always been rooted in sincerity and a genuine desire to give back,” they added. “His lifelong commitment to service reflects the very best of our community — quiet dedication, cultural pride, and a heart that leads through action.”
A second-generation Portuguese American, Furtado began volunteering at age 15 at churches and cultural organizations, including St. Anthony’s Church, Our Lady of Fatima Church in Rhode Island and the Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England in Fall River.
He has also supported several Portuguese clubs, including the Pawtucket Social Club and Clube Juventude Lusitana, earning a reputation for reliability and quiet dedication.
In addition to his volunteer work, the Lincoln High School graduate built a lifelong career in construction, starting at age 16.
“Thank you to RI Day of Portugal, and thank you to the community,” said Furtado after learning he would be co-grand marshal of the 2026 RI Day of Portugal Parade. “I’m grateful to be part of your families, and I hope our culture continues to grow for generations to come.”
Kids shouted, stilt-walkers strode and paper-mache puppets swayed above the crowd as a procession snaked through downtown Burlington last week.
What for? Trout.
Sustainability Academy students and their supporters marched across the city to the beat of bucket drummers May 29 for the second annual Trout Parade, a showcase of their conservation efforts for the state’s official cold-water fish.
Their chants and hoisted fish-shaped cutouts served as a send-off to brook trout raised by students as part of a schoolwide science project.
“The Trout Parade was really just our students lining up to say goodbye as we loaded them onto the bus to be released,” said Kestrel Plump, a sustainability coach at the academy.
For about five months this year, the school lobby became a hatchery as students cultivated fish from eggs supplied by regional conservation group Trout Unlimited.
Interim Principal Antony Dennis said the trout would be released in the Huntington River the next day, May 30.
“This is the second year that it’s been this big that we actually got to a point where it went off campus,” Dennis said. “It used to be a small event.”
The parade began for students outside the school as residents set out from The Flynn to join them and continue together to Battery Park.
The school has conducted the project for roughly five years, but this was only its second time partnering with The Flynn and Vermont puppeteers Janice Walrafen and Erik Gillard, or Erok.
The kids thought the jumbo puppets were magical, Walrafen said. “The same with the masks. You put on a mask, and then all of a sudden you get to be transformed as something other than your little self,” she said. “You get to be part of something bigger.”
Onlookers, bicyclists and pedestrians stopped and recorded the spectacle with their phones.
If they had any question about its object, answers came by way of lilting treble chants.
“Tell me what it’s all about!” a parade leader called out over a megaphone.
“Trout!” a chorus of kids chimed back.
They followed their leader in reciting: “We love the trout, but we must let them out!”
The parade concluded with a pageant accompanied by a harpist. The students were sent off with ice cream given out by retired University of Vermont faculty member Patrick Malone.
Asked if students get attached to the aspiring fish or just see them as blobs in a science project, Plump, the school sustainability coach, let a group of girls answer.
“The first one,” one of them said.
And were they happy to see their piscine pals released?
“Quite,” another responded.
Corey Arwood is the Burlington Free Press city reporter and can be reached by email at clarwood@gannett.com.
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