A rush-hour subway car turned into something out of a horror movie on Thursday as panicked straphangers huddled in fear when a confrontation between two men resulted in a shooting.
Video of the moments before the shooting went viral on social media.
From The New York Post:
The video, shot by a passenger on a northbound A train, corroborated earlier witness accounts shared with police, showing one man provoking another before at least four gunshots rang out on the crowded train as it pulled into the A/C Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station.
Police said the agitator, 36, was shot with his own gun when the other man, 32, managed to grab it away from him and open fire.
But before the shooting, the two strangers tussled for several minutes as others on the train pleaded for them to stop, noting there were children aboard.
The 36-year-old man was even stabbed by a woman as the pair sparred. The woman was said to be riding with the 32-year-old man on the train at the time of the incident, but she later fled. Police are now searching for her.
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The 36-year-old then threw his jacket onto the seat and slowly began rifling through the pockets while shouting at the woman.
After several seconds, he pulled out a gun, cocked it and charged at the 32-year-old.
The packed train car erupted into screams and the straphangers rushed to the opposite end, with several throwing themselves on the floor.
The rest of the fight wasn’t filmed, but at least four gunshots were heard just as the train pulled into the A/C Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station — which houses the NYPD’s 30th Transit Precinct.
Watch the footage above [CONTENT WARNING]. More over at The New York Post:
Harrowing video shows men clashing moments before NYC subway shooting: ‘I’ll beat you up!’ https://t.co/78nsPn5n5y pic.twitter.com/F7GKFH56Yf
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) March 15, 2024
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