A New York man was fatally shot in the chest after an apparent dispute broke out in a Midtown subway station on Saturday afternoon.
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Gunfire erupted inside the 7th Avenue station at 53rd street around 12.20pm, according to the New York City Police Department.
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The suspect 'displayed a firearm and discharged it, striking the victim once in the chest,' an NYPD spokesperson told the Daily Mail in a statement.
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He then fled on foot, heading northbound on 7th Avenue.
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First responders at the scene administered CPR on the subway platform while the 34-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest.
EMS officials rushed the victim to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.
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Police officials reported the identity of the deceased is pending at this time as their investigation to find the suspect remains ongoing.
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No arrests have been made yet.
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'The New York City Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating the individual...who is wanted in connection with a homicide,' said an NYPD spokesperson.
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A New York man has been fatally shot in the chest after an apparent dispute broke out in a Midtown subway station on Saturday afternoon.
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According to a New York Police Department spokesperson, 'the sought individual is described as a male.
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He was last seen wearing a red tracksuit, a black vest and a black face mask, and carrying a backpack.
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'The sought individual is described as a male.
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He was last seen wearing a red tracksuit, a black vest and a black face mask, and carrying a backpack,' they said.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chief Security Officer Michael Kemp told the Daily Mail in a statement that they have coordinated with the NYPD to retrieve video from the platform and train cars to help locate the suspect.
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'Guns have no place in transit which is why we’ve strongly supported New York State's legal fight to make sure it's illegal to carry them in the subway system.
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This was evidently a dispute between two individuals that ended tragically,' said Kemp.
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'The perpetrators will be caught and should face maximum consequences from the justice system.
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It is fortunate nobody outside the fight was hurt,' he said.
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Mauricio Marroquin, a Queens resident, told the New York post he saw multiple people running from the subway station while he was leaving his morning shift at work.
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'Everybody was running.
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I seen a gentleman laying right in front.
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He was dressed in a blazer, looked like he was coming from work or something, bro.
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Going to work or coming from work,' Marroquin told the outlet.
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Marroquin explained how the shooting erupted in a matter of seconds right in front of him.
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He only got hit with one, like, that’s weird.
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And they were eight seconds apart, man,' Marroquin told the outlet.
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New York Police Department reported that gunfire erupted inside the 7th avenue station at 53rd street around 12:20pm.
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Police officials reported the identity of the deceased is pending at this time as their investigation to find the suspect remains ongoing.
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Authorities are seeking the public's help to find the suspect responsible
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Another gentleman was just talking to him, like, "Hey, man, wake up, wake up, stay up, stay up, stay up"' Marroquin said.
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Use alternate routes to avoid the area and allow for additional travel time,' the NYCEM wrote in an emergency notification.
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Earlier this October, the NYPD announced: 'major crimes across the city's vast transit system is up slightly so far this year, up 0.9% (1,628 vs. 1,613), an increase of 15 crimes compared to 2025 and up 3% (519 vs. 504) in the third quarter.'
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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch spoke alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani as they shared updates on the 2026 quarterly crime statistics.
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They explained that felony assaults and nonviolent grand larcenies have driven up the transit crime rates throughout the year.
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The NYPD has urged anyone with information regarding this shooting incident to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit tips online to their website.
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