15-year-old boy shot following argument on Manhattan-bound A train. NYPD looking for suspects.
Police are looking for at least two people after a 15-year-old boy was shot on a Manhattan-bound A train in Queens on Monday night.
The station was closed off after 6 p.m. as officers gathered evidence.
What police say happened
Investigators said the gun violence erupted during the evening rush, as the train was approaching the 80th Street station.
When officers arrived, they rendered aid to the victim and police transported him to Jamaica Hospital. He is expected to survive.
Police said the 15-year-old got into an argument with two other passengers. One pulled out a gun and shot him in the neck and back, officers said.
No weapon was recovered.
"Any time there's a shooting on a train, it is a tragedy for the city of New York, and so we hope to get many more of these weapons off of the street and out of the hands of our young people," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
Police said they took two suspects into custody at the scene, but they were released without charges.
"Everybody went crazy, man"
Riders described the terror they felt when they heard the shots ring out.
"I did hear some gun shots and believe me they were not firecrackers. We were all nervous and jumped to floor and stayed low," Junior White said. "Lucky for us, it was approaching the station when shots were fired. When we got to station, everybody went crazy, man. It was pandemonium. Everybody took off running, including the two guys fighting."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident unacceptable.
"Violence like this has no place on our subway system, and my administration is committed to doing everything in our power to make every New Yorker—especially children—safe on their daily commutes," he said on social media.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
