“She was supposed to be asleep in her room,” said Zemfira Mukhtaro’s mom. “Now, we’re planning her funeral”
NEED TO KNOW
- Two young girls have been identified after they died while subway surfing in New York City on Oct. 4
- Investigators believe the teens snuck out of their homes for a night of adventure, with one mother learning about the incident while watching the news the next morning
- “I feel like it’s God’s plan… because what if he really needs her really badly,” said the sister of one of the victims
A 12-year-old girl snuck out of her home in the middle of the night to meet her 13-year-old friend before they both died while subway surfing in New York City last week. Now, officials have released the identities of the young victims.
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, a spokesperson for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to PEOPLE that 12-year-old Zemfira Mukhtaro from Brooklyn and 13-year-old Ebba Morina from Manhattan were found dead at the Marcy Avenue subway station in Brooklyn when authorities responded to a 911 call just after 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4.
In a previous statement to PEOPLE, New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) President Demetrius Crichlow said the tragedy involved subway surfing, or riding on the outside of a moving subway train…