Two men verbally abused each other in the New York subway on Thursday March 14 before a fight broke out. One of the two participants took out a firearm which his opponent was finally able to use against him.
A never-ending series of violence. A 36-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday, March 14, late in the afternoon on a New York subway line, in the Brooklyn neighborhood. As reported by the site Eyewitness News, filiale de ABCit was when a 32-year-old man boarded the train that the situation degenerated.
Fight between two men
According to police, the 36-year-old man approached the new passenger and behaved provocatively and aggressively. At the same time, he also allegedly took out a sharp object from his jacket and attempted to physically attack the other man.
The assailant then allegedly placed the sharp object, a razor or knife according to police, before pulling a firearm from his jacket. During the altercation, the weapon was allegedly stolen by the 32-year-old man who then fired, hitting his opponent in the head.
The entire scene was immortalized by several panicked passengers, who filmed with their smartphones. In the videos, we can see the frightened travelers crouching on the ground in the metro train, while the police try to intervene.
Once the train arrived at Hoyt-Schermerhorn station, the police intervened and the injured man was taken to hospital. He succumbed to his serious injuries.
Outbreak of violence in the metro
Last week, Democratic Governor of New York State Kathy Hochul announced that she planned to deploy 750 members of the National Guard, the equivalent of the military, to secure the city’s subway, used every day by million residents and tourists, after a series of violent incidents which left their mark on the American megalopolis.
They will be added to the numbers of the New York Police (NYPD), already clearly visible on the platforms and in the corridors of the subway, an initiative decided shortly after taking office in early 2022 by the mayor of the city, the Democrat and former police officer Eric Adams.
Since the start of 2024, several violent incidents have taken place in the metro. On February 12, shots fired in a station in the Bronx and attributed to a rivalry between gangs left one person dead, a 34-year-old man, and five injured. At the end of February, a subway conductor was also stabbed in a Brooklyn station.
In recent days, a man was also pushed onto the tracks and other attacks occurred. The number of serious crimes in the transport network jumped by almost 50% in January compared to the same month in 2023.
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