{"id":365238,"date":"2026-10-05T22:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/365238\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T22:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:50:53","slug":"after-knife-broke-suspect-in-fatal-queen-subway-stabbing-finished-off-victim-with-second-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/365238\/","title":{"rendered":"After knife broke, suspect in fatal Queen subway stabbing finished off victim with second blade"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man arrested for the fatal stabbing of a father of six aboard a Queen subway train<\/a> allowed his victim to briefly escape after breaking a knife in the unprovoked attack, only to chase down the wounded man and finish him off with a second blade, prosecutors said Monday.<\/p>\n

Jyrell Thomas attacked Mesias Lojano with a kitchen knife aboard a Jamaica Center-bound J train around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to Brooklyn Prosecutors.<\/p>\n

When that blade snapped, Lojano, 59, used the opportunity to break away from his attacker \u2014 but he couldn\u2019t escape from the crowded, rush-hour train.<\/p>\n

When the doors opened at the Woodhaven Blvd. stop, passengers stampeded onto the platform as Thomas, 25, continued his attack, forcing Lojano to the ground and repeatedly stabbing him with a second knife, Queens prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

\"MesiasMesias Lojano was fatally stabbed at the Woodhaven Blvd. subway station in Queens, New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Facebook)<\/p>\n

Thomas then fled the station, swiping his blade to ward off good Samaritans who tried to restrain him, only to be hounded by fellow commuters to the rooftop of a nearby garage, where he was arrested as police closed in, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Medics rushed Lojano to Jamaica Hospital<\/a> suffering stab wounds and lacerations to his chest, back, neck and hands. He could not be saved.<\/p>\n

The chilling new details in the senseless attack were revealed at Thomas\u2019s arraignment in Queens Criminal Court, where he was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty.<\/p>\n

Thomas, whose been receiving medical and psychiatric care since his arrest, appeared at his arraignment from his hospital bed via video conference wearing a blue surgical mask and medical gown.<\/p>\n

\"NYPDNYPD officers investigate after a man was fatally stabbed at the Woodhaven Blvd. subway station in Queens, New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Kerry Burke \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Police described the defendant, a south South Bronx resident, as emotionally disturbed, although his only interaction with the NYPD prior to the fatal stabbing was an arrest for petty larceny last month in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

An Ecuadorian immigrant, Lojano worked hard in construction to build a life for his wife, their six children and four grandchildren<\/a>, the victim\u2019s son said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father was a good man. He was a hardworking, honest man,\u201d the victim\u2019s son, 39-year-old William Lojano, told the Daily News Thursday. \u201cI feel very sad. The truth is, I can\u2019t think. I can\u2019t talk about it. I want justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"WilliamWilliam Lojano, son of Mesias Lojano, who was fatally stabbed on a Woodhaven Blvd. J train, is pictured holding a photo of his father outside his home on 97th St. in Corona, Queens, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (Kerry Burke \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

The victim\u2019s family created a GoFundMe to cover his funeral expenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are his children, William, Laura, Darwin, and Edwin, and we are heartbroken,\u201d the GoFundMe reads. \u201cThank you for your kindness, generosity, and love. Every gesture reminds us that we are not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man arrested for the fatal stabbing of a father of six aboard a Queen subway train allowed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[262,263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,122,124,123,265],"class_list":["post-365238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-city","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-sub-county-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}