NEW YORK — An unidentified gunman shot and killed another passenger on a moving New York City subway train Sunday morning.
The shooting happened on a Q line train crossing the Manhattan Bridge around 11:40 a.m., a time of day when subway cars are often packed with families, tourists and people on their way to Sunday brunch .
Witnesses told police the gunman paced the last car of the train and without provocation drew a gun and shot the victim at point-blank range.
The victim, a 48-year-old man, died in a hospital and was later identified by police as Daniel Enriquez of Brooklyn.
The shooter fled after the train arrived at the Canal Street station in Manhattan. A single 9-millimeter casing was recovered from the scene, police said.
The shooting came weeks after a man opened fire inside a Brooklyn subway train, scattering random gunfire that injured 10 people.
The suspect in that attack, Frank James, had posted dozens of videos online exposing racism, violence and his struggles with mental illness.
In January, a man with schizophrenia pushed a woman in front of a subway train, causing her death. He was later declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
Since taking office Jan. 1, Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has made cracking down on violent crime a top priority for his administration.
In New York City, attacks on the subway, a vital network that millions of citizens rely on, loom large in public perceptions of security.
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