NYPD officers patrol platforms and train cars at 36th Street subway station where a shooting attack occurred in | Photo: AP
New York: A shooting occurred at a New York City underground station on Monday at the start of the evening rush hour, killing one and injuring five, according to authorities.
Gunfire occurred on an elevated train platform in the Bronx about 4.30 p.m., a time when stations around the city are packed with students returning from school and many workers beginning their evening commute.
A man in his thirties was killed, according to authorities. The spokesperson for the Fire Department categorised four of the other injuries as significant, AP reported.
Police were unable to provide specifics about what happened immediately, but said a hunt was underway for the shooter, who fled the area.
"The train was coming and there were two kids yelling," witness Efrain Feliciano (61) told the Daily News. "There were at least six shots."
"I saw sparkles as the bullets hit the wall," Feliciano said. "A woman was holding a child screaming."
A tube train halted at the station, which is three stops north of Yankee Stadium, according to video by television news helicopters. Orange evidence cones were also seen on the platform. Trains continued to travel through the station on an express track without pausing while police investigated.
Fear of violence in the underground system has increased in recent years, but overall crime in New York City has been decreasing since a spike at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The number of people shot in the city fell to 39 per cent last year compared to 2022. Last year, the number of tube deaths fell from ten to five.