Police searching for 2 people after deadly shooting on Bronx subway platform
NEW YORK -- Police released pictures of two people they said they are looking for in connection to Monday's subway station shooting in the Bronx that killed one person and injured five.
Police say the violence started from a gang-related dispute, but the victims were mostly innocent bystanders.
Investigators want the public to take a good look at the photos of the people they're looking for. They believe they are two of three individuals who fired into a crowd on the northbound 4 platform at the Mount Eden train station Monday around 4:30 p.m.
The bullets hit six people, including 35-year-old Obed Beltran-Sanchez, a homeless man who was shot in the chest and died.
"I thought it was fireworks. I heard, like, 16 shots," a witness said. "I actually saw one over here, bleeding out."
"New York is in mourning for the six people who were harmed, including one who lost his life, but also for New Yorkers who were just trying to get home and were caught in the middle of senseless violence," MTA CEO Janno Lieber said.
The NYPD called it a random shooting between two rival groups. Investigators say the groups got on the 4 train at different stops, but then by chance connected on the same subway train.
"The motive, we believe, for this incident is going to be gang-related," NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said. "Once the groups come together on the train, there's a verbal dispute that quickly leads to a physical fight. As the train's pulling into the station at Mount Eden, one round is fired inside of the train car. You can imagine the chaotic scene. You have a crowded train pulling onto crowded platform."
Police say five other people were injured: Three on the elevated train platform, and two on the street below. The victims range in age from 14 to 71.
"We will solve this crime, and we will bring the people responsible to justice," Mayor Eric Adams said.
Police said they have have identified one shooter from one group. They're still looking for two other people of interest.
In total, the NYPD said 19 shell casings were found at the scene on the train car, platform and street.
The MTA said surveillance video captured the incident, which police are reviewing.
"The NYPD does an amazing job, they're doing to catch these guys, I think, in short order. We have good video that's being used in the investigation," Lieber said.
Lieber added, "Guns got to get off the street. The governor and mayor have made a ton of progress on that front. We've got to keep pushing. Guns have no place in New York in the public space."
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.
