The New York City Police Department said multiple people were shot at a subway station in the Bronx on Monday evening.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry said one person was killed and five others were injured. A suspect has not been apprehended.
“We will catch whoever is responsible for this disgusting, senseless act of violence in our community- YOU are now NYPD’s MOST WANTED, and the World’s Greatest Detectives will find you. You WILL be brought to justice,” Daughtry wrote on social media.
Police said the suspect opened fire a little before 4:40 p.m. Eastern at the Mount Eden subway station in the Bronx borough of New York City. NYPD officials believe the shooting was not random and began when two groups of teenagers started fighting while riding the northbound 4 train. People began fleeing the platform as the train pulled into Mount Eden station, and shots were fired, hitting the victims on the platform, NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper said.
“The shooting that occurred was an isolated incident,” Daughtry said.
During a preliminary briefing on the shooting, Kemper said the victims included four males and two females, ranging in age from 14 to 71 years old. A 34-year-old who was shot was pronounced dead.
Fabien Levy, a spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams, wrote on X that the mayor had been “preliminarily briefed” on the incident and added that the attack is not believed to be random and is not an active shooter situation.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said she directed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to support the NYPD during the investigation.
“We’re deeply grateful to the NYPD & other first responders working to address this situation,” Hochul wrote on X.
