A 34-year-old man was killed in a shooting at a Midtown Manhattan subway station Saturday afternoon, after what authorities described as an apparent dispute.
The shooting occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m. inside the 7th Avenue station near 53rd Street, according to the New York City Police Department.
An NYPD spokesperson said the suspect pulled out a firearm and fired, striking the victim once in the chest.
After the shooting, the suspect ran from the station and headed north along 7th Avenue.
The victim went into cardiac arrest on the subway platform as first responders performed CPR at the scene.
Emergency medical crews transported him to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, but he was later pronounced dead.
Authorities have not yet released the victim’s name. The investigation remains active, and no arrests have been announced.
“The New York City Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the individual who is wanted in connection with a homicide,” an NYPD spokesperson said.
A man was fatally shot in the chest during an apparent dispute at a Midtown New York City subway station Saturday afternoon.
The NYPD said the wanted man was last seen wearing a red tracksuit, black vest and black face mask, while carrying a backpack.
Police described the suspect as male and said he was last seen in a red tracksuit, black vest and black face covering, with a backpack.
Michael Kemp, chief security officer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said the agency is working with the NYPD to collect surveillance footage from the platform and subway cars in an effort to identify and locate the suspect.
“Guns have no place in transit, which is why we’ve strongly supported New York State’s legal fight to make sure it’s illegal to carry them in the subway system,” Kemp said. He described the incident as a dispute between two people that ended in tragedy.
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Kemp added that those responsible should be arrested and face the full consequences of the law, noting that no one outside the confrontation was injured.
Mauricio Marroquin, a Queens resident, told the New York post that he saw several people rushing out of the station as he finished his morning work shift.
“Everybody was running. I saw a gentleman laying right in front,” Marroquin told the outlet, describing the victim as wearing a blazer and appearing to be on his way to or from work.
He said the shooting unfolded suddenly, just feet from where he was standing.
“It was two shots,” Marroquin said. “He only got hit with one, like, that’s weird. And they were eight seconds apart.”
The NYPD said shots were fired inside the 7th Avenue station near 53rd Street at around 12:20 p.m.
The victim’s identity has not been released as detectives continue searching for the suspect. Police are asking the public to provide any information that could help solve the fatal subway shooting.
‘Another gentleman was just talking to him, like, “Hey, man, wake up, wake up, stay up, stay up, stay up”‘ Marroquin said.
‘Due to police activity, expect road closures, traffic delays, mass transit disruptions and a heavy presence of emergency personnel in the area of 7th Avenue and West 53rd Street in Manhattan. Use alternate routes to avoid the area and allow for additional travel time,’ the NYCEM wrote in an emergency notification.
Earlier this October, the NYPD announced: ‘major crimes across the city’s vast transit system is up slightly so far this year, up 0.9% (1,628 vs. 1,613), an increase of 15 crimes compared to 2025 and up 3% (519 vs. 504) in the third quarter.’
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch spoke alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani as they shared updates on the 2026 quarterly crime statistics.
They explained that felony assaults and nonviolent grand larcenies have driven up the transit crime rates throughout the year.
The NYPD has urged anyone with information regarding this shooting incident to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit tips online to their website.