Moment man tries to push person in front of train captured on video
USA Today • • nation
Key Points:
- A man, Elisio Melendez, was charged with second-degree attempted murder after surveillance footage showed him trying to push a person in front of a moving train at Seattle's Northgate light rail station on March 19.
- The video captured Melendez pushing the victim twice as a train approached, but the victim managed to maintain balance and did not fall onto the tracks.
- Melendez was found at a mental health community facility and has a history of mental illness; he was ordered to undergo mental health evaluations during his arraignment on March 31.
- He is currently held on a $750,000 bail, and authorities emphasize the availability of immediate mental health support through the U.S. Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
