In the early morning hours of August 8, 2024, Clarence Woodward walked into a 24-hour laundromat in the Bronx. He viciously murdered Jose Miranda and attacked another individual with a meat cleaver—just one month after being released from prison. Woodward, who had 27 prior arrests, was charged with murder, manslaughter and assault. He was scheduled to appear in court this week, but he didn’t make it to the hearing. Woodward died Tuesday morning in Rikers Island prison. Tuesday afternoon, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued this statement: