MAX stabbing victim identified as Portland father

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man who was stabbed to death on a MAX train on March 29 has been identified as 51-year-old Michael Matthew Brady of Portland, the Portland Police Bureau announced Wednesday.

The victim’s wife, Nora Brady, said in a statement that Michael Brady was a loving father and husband.

“I want people to know that my husband was a great human being, a loving father of a 6-year-old boy, and a loving husband,” Nora Brady said. “Michael Brady was a wonderful person.”

A Medical Examiner ruled Brady’s death a homicide from a stab wound to the upper body. Based on witness interviews and video surveillance footage, PPB described the stabbing as an “unprovoked attack.” Brady was coming home from work at approximately 6 p.m. when 51-year-old Shondel L. Larkin allegedly stabbed him as the eastbound train approached the 82nd Avenue Transit Station.

“Brady and the suspect were sitting near each other on the train, but they had no contact prior to the assault,” PPB said.

When officers arrived on scene they found the victim on the station platform. Larkin was taken into custody and booked on second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon charges.

“The Portland Police Bureau recognizes the traumatic nature of this incident for everyone riding the train that evening,” PPB said.

Brady’s family is requesting privacy following the announcement of his death.