Man shot and killed on subway platform in midtown Manhattan after argument

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New York (AP) — An argument on a subway platform in midtown Manhattan turned deadly Saturday, leaving one man fatally shot and train service disrupted.

The shooting happened around 12:20 p.m. at the station at 7th Avenue and 53rd Street, a short walk from several Broadway theaters and Carnegie Hall.

Police found an adult man with a gunshot wound to his chest. A police spokesperson said the shooting took place on the E train platform. The dispute involved two or three men.

Emergency crews responded and transported the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests were immediately reported. Trains that normally stop at that station were bypassing the area as a police investigation took place.

Violent crime has been dropping steadily in New York City since a spike during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and deadly violence inside the subway system remains rare, despite the trains being used by millions of people each day.

Through mid-October, the city was on pace to have its lowest number of killings in decades, with reported homicides down 20% from the same point last year.

理查德·B·莱文/Sipa/档案

纽约（美联社）——周六，曼哈顿中城地铁站台上发生争执，最终演变成致命事件，导致一名男子被枪杀，列车服务中断。

枪击事件发生在下午 12 点 20 分左右，地点位于第七大道和 53 街的车站，距离几家百老汇剧院和卡内基音乐厅只有很短的步行路程。

警方发现一名成年男子胸部中枪。警方发言人称，枪击事件发生在E线地铁站台上。纠纷涉及两到三名男子。

紧急救援人员赶到现场，将受害者送往贝尔维尤医院，但受害者被宣布死亡。

目前尚未有逮捕报告。警方展开调查期间，通常停靠该站的列车均绕行该区域。

自新冠疫情高峰期以来，纽约市的暴力犯罪率一直在稳步下降，尽管每天有数百万人乘坐地铁，但地铁系统内的致命暴力事件仍然很少发生。

截至 10 月中旬，该市的凶杀案数量有望达到几十年来的最低水平，报告的凶杀案数量比去年同期下降了 20%。