‘Where’s the NYPD?’ panic strikes Brooklyn subway after man critically shot
Amidst the commotion of a W-busy afternoon train in Brooklyn, reports have it that one passenger struggled with and shot another in the head (fatally), police reported.
It was midday rush hour in a northbound A train when John Doe, a 32-year-old man, was threatened by an aggressive 36-year-old rider described by New York City police Chief Michael Kemper as an aggressive individual. The confrontation began at the Nostrand Avenue subway station around 4:4:45PM.
“I’ll beat you up!” the aggressor is said to have shouted, violently escalating the situation with curses and attempts to physically attack while the distance camera shows it. In spite of other passengers’ wish to stop the flow of tension, the conflict was, to the end, more physical.
One woman cried, “Come on, there’s babies on here!”
“Where’s the NYPD? Oh, my God!” another woman shouts.
The brawl climaxed when the 36-year-old pulled out a gun, which triggered an extreme nervousness among the cabins. The action unfolded as it became clear that riders on the train were scrambling to safety, those even displaying fear in videos they shot.
Just ‘get rid of the guns!’
At that moment, the 32-year-old senior officer successfully fed the other man and shot him a few times, standing in front of a large crowd of commuters. The Reaction sounded like the sound of the gun prompted me a frantic rush to exit a train at a station that came to be known as A/C Hoyt-Schermerhorn
As the officers quickly proceeded to the scene, the shooter was subdued, and he did not manage to leave the train car. The victim was taken to the emergency room at Brooklyn Methodist and then immediately sent for surgery. Upon arriving the victim was in critical condition.
According to city officials, the latest outburst should not be overlooked, as it could threaten public safety.
“When you bring a gun on a train and you start a fight, it’s not right and it’s absolutely outrageous,” Says Kemper.
Beyond being painful, the scars left behind on the walls and ceilings of the trains have now become a warning sign to innocent passengers who now rightfully fear for their lives.
“Get rid of the guns! When a gun’s involved, we can’t live with it,” MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber asserted.
These bring forth the tightening security of the subway system into the forefront, especially in the midst of ever increasing violence in the underground network.
Notwithstanding the fact that recently various security measures had been taken, the military personnel had been deployed on National Guard and state police started working there, the firearms in-use problem in public transit continues to ramp up.
It is really alarming indeed, according to the data released, that the subway shooting cases have increased drastically compared to this time last year. Police statistics show more than 4 times of a type shooting victim and significant gun – related arrests numbers compared to previous years.
