NYC police make arrest in fatal subway push

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Posted: 12/05/2012

NEW YORK - New York City police have arrested a man in the death of a subway rider who was shoved onto the tracks.

Police say Naeem Davis was arrested on a charge of murder Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Davis had been taken into custody for questioning Tuesday. Police say security video showed a man fitting the suspect's description working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center.

Police said Davis made statements implicating himself in the crime.

Ki-Suck Han of Queens died after being hit by a train Monday at the Times Square subway station.

Police say he tried to climb a few feet to safety but got trapped between the train and the platform's edge.

Davis is in custody and it's not clear if he has a lawyer.

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