Following the gunshot on Sunday afternoon at the Sutter Avenue L station in Brooklyn, the man’s condition was critical. The suspect was one of three people injured.
Authorities claim that after confronting a possible fare evader, who had threatened them with a knife, they shot him. His health is in grave danger.
After a string of violent attacks, robberies, and homicides, New York officials have made decreasing crime on the subway and buses a primary focus. A component of the effort is a crackdown on fare evasion.
However, some have questioned how using deadly force in a crowded area resulted from the pursuit of a small-time offender.
Tom Donlon, the city’s acting police commissioner, made it clear that an armed perpetrator was to blame for what happened and ordered a comprehensive investigation.
Police have not released the names of the officers involved.
One of the bystanders, Gregory Delpeche, was shot and critically hurt. The New York media made this information public. He was en route to his place of employment at a nearby hospital, where he has worked for over 20 years, according to the News. His family told the source that he may have suffered brain damage as a result of the head wound.
