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a grandfather was attacked on March 8th at an Upper East Side station.
After Williams died of his injuries, prosecutors upgraded the charges against the suspect, 34-year-old Byron Hernandez, from assault to second-degree murder.
Police say Hernandez pushed Williams and a 30-year-old man onto the tracks.
Bystanders managed to pull both victims back onto the platform before a train arrived.
While the second victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening
injuries, Williams hit his head on the tracks, an injury that proved fatal.
The medical examiner has since ruled Williams' death a homicide.
Hernandez fled the scene but was later taken into custody at a homeless shelter.
No motive has yet been given.
DHS says Hernandez is a, quote, serial criminal with a lengthy rap sheet of at least 15 prior charges, including aggravated assault, weapons possession, and domestic violence.
He'd been deported four times after first entering the country illegally in 2008.
The Department of Homeland Security says the suspect was born in Lebanon in 1985 and first entered the United States in 2011 on an immigrant visa as the spouse of a US citizen.
After he applied for naturalization in October 2015, he was granted citizenship in February 2016.
On Thursday, he drove his car into Temple Israel, the largest Reform Judaism congregation in the United States, and opened fire with a rifle.
He was pronounced dead at the scene after the synagogue's security engaged him with gunfire.
One security guard was injured as a result of being struck by the attacker's vehicle, but is in stable condition.
Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on the location of U.S.
forces, including warships and aircraft, according to three officials who spoke to The Post.
One of The Post's sources said that Russia's involvement, quote, does seem like it's a pretty comprehensive effort.
The Trump administration has not yet confirmed whether Russia has stepped into the conflict to help Iran, and the War Department declined to comment on the issue when asked by The Daily Wire.