Prosecutors continued to gather evidence on Friday to determine whether anyone should be charged with a crime after a fight on a crowded A train in Brooklyn during rush hour on Thursday afternoon ended with a man getting shot.
Police said two men — Younece Obuad, 32, and Dajuan Robinson, 36 — got into a fight after Robinson began arguing with Obuad. Robinson pulled out a gun and Obuad grabbed it from him, then shot Robinson multiple times as the train pulled into Brooklyn’s Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station, according to NYPD officials.
Cellphone video of the incident widely shared on social media shows at least part of the fight between the men. A third person caught on film — a woman who police said remains at large — also appears to have been involved in the altercation, allegedly stabbing Robinson before Obuad shot him, according to officials.
The video ends with the sound of gunshots as passengers rush out of the train. Police said Robinson was hospitalized in critical but stable but critical condition on Friday.
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office said no criminal charges would be filed against the shooter “at this stage,” saying he was apparently acting in self-defense. Prosecutors have not said whether they will bring charges against the man who was shot, or against the woman seen in the video.
But legal experts who reviewed the footage said they weren’t shocked that Obuad has not been charged.
“You’re justified to use force to defend yourself or others,” said Brian Griffin, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor in Nassau County. “The question is whether it’s reasonable in those circumstances.”
Hermann Walz, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said he didn’t understand why Obuad was initially detained by police, adding that Obuad should have been questioned and released.
“What’s the short guy supposed to do?” he said, referring to Obuad. “The guy comes at him with a gun. This is not [a case…
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