Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man on a Manhattan subway platform over the weekend, with charges including murder. Authorities described a dispute escalating between the victim and the suspect on a platform and inside a train before the shooting occurred at the 53rd Street-Seventh Avenue station. The victim, who worked security near the station, had ties to the neighborhood, and his childhood friends expressed shock and grief over the incident. New York City officials have emphasized the need for safety across all subway platforms following the tragic event.
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on a Manhattan subway platform over the weekend, police announced. Officials said a 17-year-old boy was arrested Thursday afternoon on multiple charges, including murder, after 26-year-old Darrel Rodriguez shot and killed on a subway platform Saturday afternoon. Sources tell PIX11 the boy turned himself in alongside his family and attorney. The NYPD was searching for a male seen wearing a red tracksuit, black vest and black facemask as a possible suspect following the shooting inside the 53rd Street-Seventh Avenue station. It is unclear if that is who police arrested Thursday. Police said a dispute broke out between Rodriguez and the alleged suspect on a platform, spilled onto a train and back onto an E train platform moments before the shooting. On Monday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani adressed the fatal shooting saying, “Every single New Yorker deserves to be safe on every single train, on every single subway platform, no matter where they are going across our five boroughs.” Rodriguez’s childhood friends were devastated once they learned of his passing. “He’s a nice kid, bro. I don’t know why they did that to him,” one man who didn’t want to give his name said, with tears streaming down his face. “I knew him when he was a young boy. His father used to own the barber shop. I miss him.” Rodriguez worked security at a hotel in Midtown close to the 53rd Street-Seventh Avenue subway station. Rodriguez had two brothers, including Derick, his fraternal twin, who now lives in Texas and is enlisted in the Army. “I wouldn’t think it would be somebody I know and when I seen it on the news, I didn’t think it would be right here,” childhood friend Devante Hall said. Derick told The New York Times, “It’s like a black hole in your heart,” adding, “It is grief, but it is something deeper because this is your half.” submitted by /u/Icy_Entrepreneur_476 [link] [comments]
