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A gunman fired multiple shots last night from the platform into a New York City Subway train in Queens, injuring a teenager in the leg..
The 18-year-old victim was on a southbound A line train at the Beach 67th Street en Rockaways last night around 9:30 p.m., when the attacker, dressed entirely in black, fired from the platform, the NYPD said.
Miraculously there were no more victims. the teenager he was shot in the leg, but he continued on the train, until he got off at the next stop. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.
It was not immediately clear what triggered the shooting, whether the teen was the intended target or if he knew the gunman, who immediately fled the Beach 67th Street station, he reported. New York Post.
There had been no arrests at the time. Anyone with information should call. at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
The new incident coincides with new data showing that crime in the city’s transit system increased 53% compared to last year. In general, this year there has been a long list of dramatic situations in the New York subway, between robberies, attacks, accidents, natural deaths, suicides, fatal overdoses and homicides.
In particular, last April was one of the most violent months in the history of the New York Subway since its founding in 1904. Mayor Eric Adams, whose election campaign focused on public safety, has implemented several measures to make the subway safer, including deploying more police officers to stations and cars. But until now crime is still on the rise.
In the Metro and the streets, after the rise in shootings in 2020 and 2021, particularly among young gang members and/or victims, 2022 continues with the same trend, putting up a great challenge to the new mayor Adams, who since taking office in January has found obstacles within his own Democratic party y Black Lives Matter (BLM) leaders to face the crisis.
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