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Teen arrested after smoking dispute led to deadly Midtown subway shooting
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- A 17-year-old, Xavian Collins, has been arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Darryl Rodriguez at the 7th Avenue-53rd Street subway station in Midtown Manhattan.
- The incident stemmed from a dispute over smoking marijuana on the subway train, with video surveillance showing Collins pointing a firearm at Rodriguez before the shooting occurred.
- A .9 millimeter shell casing was recovered from the subway car, and Collins was arraigned Thursday and held without bail.
- This killing is the seventh homicide in the NYC subway system this year, an increase from four during the same period last year.
- MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber praised the NYPD for the arrest and called for maximum justice for Rodriguez, who was reportedly on his way home from work when he was killed.
