16-Year-Old Arrested in Deadly Subway Shooting

Police say injured 14-year-old may be another suspect in Bronx shooting
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 12, 2024 6:45 PM CST
Updated Feb 16, 2024 3:19 AM CST
1 Dead, 5 Hurt in NYC Subway Shooting
New York City Police officers stand guard following a shooting at the Mount Eden subway station, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York.   (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
UPDATE Feb 16, 2024 3:19 AM CST

The US Marshals Service says a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed a 35-year-old man and injured five other people at a subway station in the Bronx on Monday. Authorities say the shooting at Mount Eden station happened after members of rival gangs boarded the same train at different stations, the AP reports. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Thursday that the youngest of the five injured people, a 14-year-old boy, is also a suspected shooter, reports NBC New York. Authorities are still seeking a third suspect.

Feb 12, 2024 6:45 PM CST

A 35-year-old man was killed and at least five other people, ranging in age from 14 to 71, were injured in a shooting at a New York City subway station during rush hour on Monday. Police say a fight broke out on a train before the shooting at Mount Eden station, an elevated station in the Bronx, NBC New York reports. No arrests have been made, and police believe there may have been two shooters, reports the New York Post. Witnesses said there was "total pandemonium" after bullets started flying around 4:40pm.

"The train was coming and there were two kids yelling," witness Efrain Feliciano, 61, tells the New York Daily News. "I saw sparkles as the bullets hit the wall," Feliciano says. "A woman was holding a child screaming." Police sources say most of the victims were bystanders waiting for a train. A Fire Department spokesperson said four of the injuries were serious, the AP reports. The Daily News reports that the hospitalized victims include a 29-year-old woman who was shot in the face and a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the thigh and ear. (More New York City stories.)

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