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1 shot at Midtown Manhattan subway station, police say

One person has been injured in a shooting at a Midtown Manhattan subway station, police say.

It happened at the Seventh Avenue station near West 53rd Street just before 12:30 p.m.

The FDNY says the male victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

NYPD and FDNY personnel around an ambulance at 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue.
A male victim was critically injured in a shooting at a Midtown Manhattan subway station on Oct. 17, 2026, officials say. CBS News New York

Further details were not immediately made available.

The MTA says due to an NYPD investigation, C and D trains are bypassing Seventh Avenue station, and E trains are running on the F line from West Fourth Street-Washington Square to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue.

The investigation is ongoing.

Stay with CBS News New York for the latest on this developing story.

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