Hundreds of people, including new NYC Mayor Eric Adams, gathered in Times Square on January 18 for a vigil to remember Michelle Go. 
Go was killed on January 15 when she was shoved into the path of an oncoming subway train at the Times Square station.
Her suspected assailant is a 61-year-old man who was experiencing homelessness and had a documented history of mental health incidents; he surrendered to police shortly after the killing and has been charged with second-degree murder.
Although the NYPD says there is no indication Go’s death is a hate crime, the senseless attack has renewed calls from #StopAAPIHate activists and allies following a string of attacks on the AAPI community in New York in 2020 and 2021.
40-year-old Go worked as a senior manager at the financial company Deloitte Consulting. She was also a volunteer advocate for at-risk families and people experiencing homelessness.
‘It’s a tragic loss of life of someone who was giving back to the New York City community,’ said Dayna Cassidy, president of the New York Junior League, where Go volunteered for the past decade.
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