Crime · New York, NY
Manhunt Underway After Fatal Subway Shooting at 7th Avenue Station, Oct. 17
Police are searching for a suspect who fatally shot an unidentified man during an argument on the Queens-bound platform of the 7th Avenue station (E line) below 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan at approximately 12:21 p.m. on Oct. 17. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. The suspect, described as wearing a black face mask, black vest, red tracksuit, black-and-white sneakers, and carrying a backpack, fled northbound on 7th Avenue. The MTA rerouted C, D, and E trains for much of Saturday afternoon while the NYPD investigated the scene.