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Man killed in shooting at Midtown subway station

Published 17 October 2026

A man died after being shot in the chest at a Midtown Manhattan subway station on October 17, and the suspected shooter remained at large, police said. The shooting occurred at about 12:21 p.m. at the station near 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue, which serves the B, D and E lines. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died. Police have not released his identity. The NYPD said the shooting followed a dispute and that investigators did not believe the killing was random. Police accounts describe a suspect approaching the victim and firing a gun, but the precise circumstances of the dispute have not been established independently. Police said the suspected shooter fled on foot, heading north on Seventh Avenue. The NYPD released images of a person sought in connection with the killing and described the person as wearing a red tracksuit, black vest and black face mask, and carrying a backpack. No arrest was reported in the accounts available Saturday. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority changed service on several lines while police investigated. Uptown E trains were routed via the F line between West Fourth Street and Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue, while...

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