The news shocks New York as it mourns the violent murder of a young social rights activist early Monday morning. As 32-year-old Ryan Carson returned from a wedding with his girlfriend and was chatting on a bench near a bus stop in Brooklyn, he saw a man walk by with erratic behavior. The pair continued their journey in the same direction as the person who began attacking scooters parked on the sidewalk, according to video surveillance images broadcast by the New York Post.
“Where are you looking?” The person then calls out to Ryan Carson, who replies that he’s not looking at anything as he stands between the man who advances and his girlfriend. “I’m going to kill you,” the person threatens, while the thirty-year-old tries to calm the angry man: “Calm down… Calm down…” Nothing helps. The attacker pulls out a knife while Ryan Carson tries to escape the blows and backs away.
As his horrified companion pleads “Please, please,” the activist is grabbed by the gray jacket on his shoulders, thrown to the ground and brutally stabbed three times in the chest. The young man died from a stab wound to the heart.
18-year-old suspect wanted
“As Mr. Carson lay dying on the sidewalk, the man stabbed him in the chest, threatened to stab his partner and then spat in her face,” NYPD Detective Joseph Kenny told the NYPD during a Press conference.
The suspect’s girlfriend, who is also seen in the surveillance video, then appears near the girlfriend and Ryan Carson’s body to apologize.
According to the NYPD, which refuses to reveal his identity, the suspect is an 18-year-old boy known for disrupting public order. His photo was posted on social networks.
Wanted for Murder: On 10/2/23 at 3:50 a.m., the above named person stabbed Malcolm. For more information, please call @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/bjjxI7XTZA
— NYPD 81st Precinct (@NYPD81Pct) October 3, 2023
“Wanted for Murder: On 10/2/23, at 3:50 a.m., the above-mentioned person stabbed the victim multiple times, causing his death. If you have any information, please contact the police. »*
The death of Ryan Carson caused an uproar even at the top of the New York community. Its mayor, Eric Adams, promises on generous spirit was an encouragement to everyone”.
A lovely personality
Ryan Carson was well known in left-wing activist circles in New York, where he had lived for 13 years. In particular, he had participated in campaigns by the non-profit political organization New York Public Interest Research (NYPIRG) on waste management in the megalopolis. In particular, the activist wanted to change the state law on glass bottle deposits. He was “a well-liked employee with an endearing personality, warm laugh and great intelligence,” the NYPIRG describes in a statement.
Since 2021, after the dramatic death of a friend from an opioid overdose, the young man also took part in the “No OD NY” campaign, which drew attention to shooting galleries and drug addiction prevention centers in the city. To promote this campaign, he walked more than 150 miles between New York and Albany.
“I know that Ryan’s grief has saved many lives (…) And I know that our grief for Ryan will also save many lives,” hopes The Gothamist, a friend of the young man, whom he met through his passion for poetry .
Friends, family and activists gathered near the young man’s New York apartment to pay tribute to him. “So many people at his vigil last night spoke of how he cared about them and helped them through the most difficult times in their lives,” said Rep. Emily Gallagher of New York State.
“Ryan was the kindest, funniest, hardest-working man when it came to advocacy,” writes Emily Gallagher on He was passionate about making the world a safer place for everyone. »
Ryan was the kindest, funniest, hardest working man in the legal profession. He and I bonded because our friends were dying in the opioid epidemic and we were struggling to process our grief. He was wholeheartedly committed to making the world safer for everyone. pic.twitter.com/sZX6ek1ydd
— Emily Gallagher (@EmilyAssembly) October 2, 2023
Emily Gallagher assures Gothamist that Ryan Carson would have seen his attacker as the victim of a system: “I’m absolutely certain that he would immediately recognize that this was a person who was suffering from a lack of resources in our community, which probably was.” better mental health.” Health support, possibly housing, possibly substance abuse support, drug treatment (…) In revenge for his death, he would like us to fix how broken this city is. »