57-Year-Old Good Samaritan Pushed Onto Tracks, Killed After Trying To Intervene In Argument At Harlem Subway Station
Police say Dwayne Brown, 57, tried to intervene in a heated argument on the platform between a man in his 40s and two teenage girls.
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Police say Dwayne Brown, 57, tried to intervene in a heated argument on the platform between a man in his 40s and two teenage girls.
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The flames gutted a northbound 2 train and killed its operator, Garrett Goble.
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