Homeless Man Shoves Stranger To Her Death In Times Square Subway Station: Police

A 40-year-old Asian woman died Saturday morning after she was pushed in front of an oncoming subway train in New York City, police said.

The victim, 40-year-old Upper West Side resident Michelle Alyssa Go, was shoved onto the tracks in a Times Square subway station near 42nd Street and Broadway and was struck by a southbound R train around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, NBC News reported, citing a spokesperson for the New York City Police Department. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police arrested 61-year-old Simon Martial, whom cops said is homeless, and charged him with second-degree murder after he turned himself in to an NYPD bureau less than an hour after the incident, CNN reported.

As he was marched out of a Midtown Manhattan police station to face a judge Saturday night, Martial admitted that he shoved the woman and claimed he was "God."

"Yeah because I'm God. Yes, I did. I'm God, I can do it," Martial shouted to reporters, according to the New York Post.

When asked about his motive, Martial reportedly replied, "She stole my f—ing jacket, that's why."

The incident was described as a "random" attack by NYPD Sgt. Anwar Ishmael.

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell also said during a Saturday news conference that the incident was "unprovoked and the victim does not appear to have any interaction with the subject."

Martial had initially approached another woman in the station, but the woman became alarmed and moved away, according to Assistant Chief Jason Wilcox of the NYPD Detective Bureau.

"She feels that he was about to physically push her onto the train," Wilcox said. "As she's walking away, she witnesses the crime where he pushes our other victim in front of the train."

Martial then took a train to Canal Street, where he turned himself in to transit officers 13 minutes after the attack, police said.

"I pushed a woman in front of a train," the suspect told police after surrendering without incident, New York Daily News reported, citing a police source.

Martial has a criminal background and three "emotionally disturbed encounters," Wilcox said.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams released a statement via Twitter following Go's death, saying: "Today, a woman entered the subway station, like any New Yorker, just trying to get where she needed to go. New Yorkers deserve to feel safe while riding mass transit. It's why I stood with (New York Gov. Kathy Hochul) to announce the Safe Options Support teams."

"We're providing more law enforcement resources and mental health services to prevent problems before they happen," the mayor added.