Man shot with own gun, critically wounded on NYC subway, police say
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Thursday's shooting came a week after Gov. Kathy Hochul sent the National Guard to the subway system to help after a series of high-profile crimes.
A man was shot multiple times and critically wounded on a New York City subway train as it arrived at a busy station in downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, panicking evening rush hour passengers.
The shooting came a week after Gov. Kathy Hochul sent the National Guard into the subway system to help police search people for weapons after a series of high-profile crimes on city trains. Authorities said Thursday's shooting involved two men who had gotten into a confrontation, then a physical fight, aboard a moving train just before 4:45 p.m.
One of the men, who police said was 36, pulled a gun and brandished it. The other man, age 32, got possession of the handgun and fired at the person he was arguing with, according to Michael Kemper, the Police Department's Chief of Transit.
The shooting happened at a stop in downtown Brooklyn where the NYPD has a small office. Police officers were on the platform and quickly took the shooter into custody. The wounded man was in critical condition.
Neither of the individuals directly involved were identified.
