Strafanger shot dead on NYC subway by gunman wearing skull mask after dispute escalates: sources

A 34-year-old man was gunned down on a Midtown Manhattan subway early Saturday morning, less than a day later. Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul announced that the level of underground crime had dropped. in accordance with the new security plan launched in the fall.

The man, whose name has not been released, was shot in the stomach and forearm during an altercation with another man and his companion on the southbound N train as it pulled into Canal Street and Broadway station just after 1 a.m., police said.

The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in a stable condition, police said.

According to police, the suspect, presumably a man in his 30s, left the station with a woman in an unknown direction.

The man was shot in the stomach and forearm during an argument with another man and his companion. Robert Messiah

According to police, the suspect, presumably a man in his 30s, left the station with a woman in an unknown direction. Robert Messiah

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The suspect pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired two shots. Robert Messiah

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The suspect was wearing a skull and crossbones mask, which could have prompted the question “What are you looking at?” According to police sources, the conflict escalated into bloodshed.

The suspect pulled a gun from his pocket and fired two shots, the sources said, adding that the second man was lying on the ground but not moving when police arrived. However, it turned out that the man hit his head while running away from the train.

During a joint appearance at the Fulton Transit Center in Lower Manhattan on Friday, officials released NYPD figures that showed subway crime rates were 1.7 incidents per 1 million passengers during the first three weeks of this year, up from 2.3 incident per million in 2021. and 2022.

According to the NYPD, as of January 22, crime in transportation has decreased by 28% compared to the same period last year. The crime control plan called for filling the system with officers and installing additional surveillance cameras.

Supplemental report by Georgia Worrell

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