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NYPD searching for 'person of interest' in fatal Midtown subway platform shooting
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- A man in his 30s was fatally shot inside the 53rd Street-Seventh Avenue subway station in Midtown around noon on Saturday, following a dispute between two men that began on the platform and continued onto a train.
- The victim was shot in the chest and pronounced dead on arrival at Bellevue Hospital shortly after 1 p.m.; it remains unclear if he knew his attacker.
- The NYPD is actively searching for a person of interest connected to the murder and has released a photo on social media to aid the investigation.
- The MTA is cooperating fully with the NYPD, providing access to surveillance footage from the platform and train cars to assist in the case.
- This shooting marks the fourth incident in the transit system this year, doubling the number of shootings compared to the same period in 2025, according to NYPD statistics.
