Broadway Alum Rhaamell Burke Indicted for Murder After Subway Shoving Incident

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The performer is expected to make his next court appearance on June 17.

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Rhaamell Burke, who was accused of shoving a 76-year-old man in a Chelsea subway station, has reportedly been indicted on a murder charge.

The former Broadway actor, who was part of the ensemble of King Kong , appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on the morning of Thursday, May 14 — and was indicted later that night — according to the New York Post .

The publication reported that the 32-year-old, who has been accused of fatally shoving retired teacher Ross Falzone on May 7, faces decades behind bars if convicted.

During the court appearance late last week, prosecutors reportedly announced a murder indictment against Burke was secured from a grand jury. The former actor is expected to make his next court appearance on June 17 to be arraigned on the murder indictment, per the Post .

It is unclear if Burke has entered a plea.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported , the incident took place hours after Burke was released from a psychiatric hold, and police have said that the shoving appeared to be unprovoked.

The victim’s sister, Donna Falzone, told Eyewitness News that her brother “wouldn't hurt anybody,” adding: “He's a bag of bones. He's not even 100 pounds.”

“There's no amount of anger that we can express, and shock,” she told the news organization. “I mean, to get a call like that at 4 in the morning, you know, just, you know, to find out your brother's minding his own business, three witnesses, and push[ed] down the steps and left for dead.”

“He’s a retired special education teacher, and a great guy, great brother and uncle,” Donna said.

Hours before the incident, Burke was taken to Bellevue Hospital by the NYPD for a psychiatric evaluation, according to the office of the mayor.

“I am horrified by the killing of Ross Falzone and the circumstances that led to it. I extend my condolences to his loved ones,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, per PIX11 News . “New Yorkers deserve answers. That is why I’ve directed NYC Health + Hospitals to conduct both an immediate investigation on what steps should have been taken to prevent this tragedy and a comprehensive review of their psychiatric evaluation and discharge protocols.”

The outlet reported that an NYC Health + Hospitals spokesperson said the review is “welcome” and that they “expect that it will find our care was appropriate.”

The performer, who was also seen in the 2022 Off-Broadway production of Black No More , was arrested four times since February.

Schmigadoon!

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Alum-Rhaamell-Burke-Indicted-on-Murder-Charge-Reportedly-Faces-Decades-Behind-Bars-20260519)._