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Subway shooting victim ID'd as Darrel Rodriguez from the Bronx
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Darrel Rodriguez, a 26-year-old Bronx resident, was fatally shot in the chest on Saturday at the 53rd Street/7th Avenue subway station in Midtown Manhattan.
- Rodriguez, who worked as a security guard in Manhattan, was waiting for a northbound E train home when he was approached and shot by an unidentified assailant.
- The shooting followed a dispute between Rodriguez and the suspect on the subway platform, though specific details of the altercation remain unclear.
- The suspect fled the scene heading northbound on 7th Avenue and is still at large; he was last seen wearing a red tracksuit, black vest, face mask, and carrying a backpack.
- Police believe the shooting was targeted, but it is unknown if the victim and assailant knew each other; Rodriguez was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital shortly after the incident.
