‘No one should lose a life’: Fatal bus stabbing in Brooklyn shocks family and community

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A fatal stabbing on a city bus not only shocked a family but also an entire community, as the victim was known as a loving husband, father, and respected member of his community.

One of the victim’s neighbors tells PIX11 News he knew him for at least 20 years and that the man meant a lot to his neighborhood in Queens, where he lived for many years.

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“He’s been working hard. He has his own business, comes home, and I always see him with his children,” said the neighbor, who did not want to be identified.

The 41-year-old victim, identified as Alvin Francis, was on his way to work. Just before 2 p.m. Sunday, he was onboard the J90 shuttle when witnesses say an argument on the bus escalated…

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