New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says police did the right thing when they kept subway doors closed while they searched for a suspect accused of stabbing a passenger.
Dwight Johnson was stabbed to death Saturday morning in front of horrified passengers on a D train. A passenger pulled the emergency chord and police met the train when it arrived in the station at Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan. One door was opened as officers quickly worked through the train to locate the suspect.
Gerardo Sanchez was arrested on the train. He pleaded not guilty to charges of murder.
Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Monday police were right in keeping the doors closed, even though the passengers were briefly trapped with the suspect.