A man remains in critical condition after a shooting aboard an A train at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street station on Thursday, March 14.
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The New York Police Department is claiming the act of fare evasion played a significant role in Thursday afternoon’s subway shooting.
NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry and Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard provided little updates in regards to the crime while addressing reporters outside of the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Downtown Brooklyn on Friday.
During the press conference, the three NYPD top brass members indicated that the 36-year-old individual who was shot with his own firearm had skirted paying subway fare before entering the system.
“It is important that the NYPD enforces quality of life,” Maddrey said. “It’s important that we enforce that service and people who are not paying the fare, oftentimes we see people enter the subway station looking to cause harm and they never pay the fare. So this is why we stress to our officers it’s important to address theft of service.”
According to the department, the gunman was able to access the subway system by ducking in through open emergency exit doors, skipping out on paying the subway’s $2.90 fare.
Police say the shooter — a 32-year-old man who authorities have not yet identified — boarded a northbound A train at Nostrand Avenue at approximately 4:45 p.m. on March 14 before being confronted by the 36-year-old victim, who was shown on video recorded by fellow passengers to be threatening the 32-year-old verbally and physically. Video footage shows the 36-year-old repeatedly shouting racist threats of violence, apparently under the impression that the 32-year-old was a migrant.
The 36-year-old then allegedly withdrew a firearm and threatened the 32-year-old before a scuffle, ensued in which the 32-year-old managed to…
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