Gunman Flees Into Subway After Street Shooting, and Riders Take Cover
The New York Times
The gunman is still at large, the police said, and the victim is in stable condition. The episode left New Yorkers sheltering on subway cars and led to delays across the transit system.
A man shot another man on a Manhattan street on Thursday morning before fleeing into a nearby subway station, the police said, forcing passengers to take shelter on the floors of subway cars and leading to delays across the subway system.
The shooting happened shortly after 9 a.m. near 68th Street and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side, police officials said. The victim, who is 47, was struck in the leg and shoulder and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was in stable condition.
The victim and the shooter knew each other, according to a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the matter. The gunman previously worked with the victim at a computer sales and repair shop on 68th Street, Lincoln Business Machines, according to the official, and on Thursday morning, the two men got into an argument there. The victim then fled the business and the gunman chased him outside.
After the shooting, the gunman ran into the 72nd Street subway station. The police then shut down the electrical power to the station in order to search for him, ensuring that no one would be struck by a moving train or electrocuted.
The police said they did not have anyone in custody and that the shooting was still under investigation.
The shooting was a manifestation of some of New Yorkers’ fears and frustrations about safety on the city’s subterranean transit system. As the police searched for the gunman, riders throughout the trains were told to get down and shelter in place without being fully aware of what was happening around them. Some New Yorkers reported being stuck on trains for more than an hour.
