Teen hurt in shooting on Brooklyn subway platform during robbery, police say
A woman is in the hospital after she was shot on a Brooklyn subway platform during a robbery Sunday night, according to police sources.
The shooting happened just before midnight at the President Street-Medgar Evers College station.
Investigators say the suspect grabbed Ashley Nicastro's purse on the southbound 2 and 5 train platform. When she resisted, the robber shot Nicastro, 18, before running off.
She was taken to the hospital, where she is expected to survive, according to NYPD officials. Her bag was found about two miles away.
NYPD releases description of suspect
Police say they are looking for a man wearing a red Yankees hat with a white logo, black shorts, black sneakers, a black face mask and a backpack. He fled on a two-wheeled scooter.
Overnight, detectives were seen going in and out of the subway station and into a nearby deli, searching for surveillance video to track down the shooter.
"Could've happened to anybody"
Subway riders and city residents said they were scared following the shooting.
"I was a little nervous coming down, trying to get the train quickly," said rider Wassi Abiola.
Resident Ann Marie Broomfield said it could have been her.
"It could be any of us because bullets don't have eyes. It's senseless acts of violence," she said. "It could've happened to anybody."
Transit shootings are up by four for 2026, compared to only one at the same time in 2025.
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 X, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
