Victim, 32, stabbed to death inside a Manhattan 4-train car was stabbed a year earlier in NYC subway during homophobic hate attack
- Tavon Silver, 32, who was found with fatal stab wounds inside a Manhattan 4-train subway car was attacked while traveling in the Bronx last June
- Silver was discovered unconscious at Union Square station early on Saturday and later pronounced dead by the police
- He had been stabbed in the arm during a homophobic attack that occurred in June of last year on a northbound 2-train in Melrose, Bronx
A man discovered with fatal stab wounds inside a Manhattan subway car had previously been the victim of a hate crime having been attacked while traveling in the Bronx last year.
Tavon Silver, 32, was found unconscious on a southbound 4-train at the 14th Street Union Square station early Saturday morning and later pronounced dead by police.
It has since emerged that Silver was stabbed in the arm last June during a homophobic attack – that time on a northbound 2-train near the 3rd Avenue-149th Street station in Melrose in the Bronx.
Silver and his fiancé had been on the train playing loud music when another man, identified as Runadieo Jordan, 52, yelled a homophobic slur at the pair.
After continuing with the insults, Jordan stabbed Silver, leaving him with a severe arm injury.
Tavon Silver, 32, who was found with fatal stab wounds inside a Manhattan 4-train subway car on Saturday was previously attacked while traveling on a subway in the Bronx last June
Silver was stabbed in the arm last June during a homophobic attack – this time on a northbound 2 train near the 3rd Avenue-149th Street station in Melrose in the Bronx, pictured
In June 2022, Silver and his fiancé had been on the train playing loud music when another man, identified as Runadieo Jordan, 52, pictured above, yelled a homophobic slur at the pair
Silver spoke to Fox 5 shortly after the attack where he explained what happened during the incident.
‘Next thing I know, like, I had a hole in my arm. Like blood was gushing everywhere,’ Silver said. ‘It was one straight cut, and he took a giant chunk of my wrist. He literally cut my wrist off. So, like, if you look straight through, you can see my bone.’
He described how Jordan stabbed him, causing significant bleeding, injuring his wrist.
Jordan remained undeterred and walked by the pair continuing to use derogatory slurs as Silver lay on the floor unconscious.
‘He came walking by us as I was losing consciousness on the floor, bleeding out. And he just walked right by us, and he was like, “Here you go, you stupid f*****,”‘ Silver recounted.
During Saturday’s stabbing, Silver managed to call out to a conductor for help before he lost consciousness. Police are pictured on the platform at Union Square station shortly afterwards
Authorities are investigating whether Silver had already boarded the train having been injured or if the stabbing actually occurred during the subway ride
During Saturday’s stabbing, Silver managed to call out to a conductor for help before he lost consciousness.
Authorities are investigating whether he had already boarded the train having been injured or if the stabbing actually occurred during the subway ride.
Silver was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. No arrests have been made in relation to the incident.
Silver also had a long rap sheet that included charges of assault and robbery relating to an incident at the East 68th Street and Lexington subway station in February.
