new york –A man was shot multiple times on a Brooklyn subway station platform Thursday afternoon.
It happened on the northbound platform of the Air Conditioning Line at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station just before 5 p.m.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
One person of interest was taken into custody at the scene. CBS New York's Lori Bordonaro reported that a gun was also recovered.
Police said at a news conference that the man who was shot was the first person to have a gun.
Police said a 32-year-old man was boarding a train on Nostrand Street when a 36-year-old man approached him in an aggressive manner. The two men argued and then started fighting.
Police said the 36-year-old first pulled out a knife, then a gun. That's when the other man grabbed the gun and shot the 36-year-old man multiple times.
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
“Everyone was just running. People were falling and trying to get out of the station,” said rider Nadogel Maldonado.
Witnesses said they were crying and huddled together, adding that police entered the train with guns drawn and told everyone to get off.
“It's not right at all to go through something like this, because I don't know if I'm paralyzed or not. I can't stand up yet. Basically, the two people here are helping me.” , one woman said. “Yes, you're right. It's not safe for us.”
“It is known that there were multiple police officers at this station who actually heard gunshots a few meters away when this train arrived and arrived on the scene within seconds,” NYPD Transportation Commissioner Michael Kemper said in a statement. That's very important,” he added.
Police sealed off the station and disrupted service during the evening rush hour.
MTA CEO Jano Lieber condemned the latest in a series of underground gun violence incidents.
“The real victims are the people in the video who are having a horrible time with someone on the train with guns. They just want to get on with their lives, so please remove the guns. !'' Lieber said.
There have been eight shooting victims so far this year. in the transportation. At the same time last year, there was only one. There were also 17 arrests with firearms on transit during the same period, compared to eight last year.
The shooting occurred in accordance with Governor Kathy Hochul's wishes. Deployed the National Guard to the system. to help strengthen security by Concerns about subway crime.
It is unclear whether the man who fired the gun will be charged or whether it will be ruled that he acted in self-defense.
