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1 Dead, 5 Wounded During Subway Shooting in Mount Eden

Bronx Subway Shooting - 5 Teens Wounded, 1 Dead Mount Eden
One teen is dead and five others are wounded during a shooting on a subway train in Mount Eden. -Citizen App

One teen is dead and five others are wounded during a shooting on a subway train in Mount Eden. -Citizen App

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 12, 2024


BRONX - An argument among teens riding the subway home from school ended tragically as one girl lay dead and five others wounded during a shooting inside the Bronx train, the NYPD said. 


At around 4:40 pm shots rang out inside the Number 4 train at the Mount Eden station in the Bronx. One girl was shot in the face and died at St. Barnabas Hospital, according to published reports. Five other students ages 12 to 17 were hit by bullets.


The gunman is still at large. Cops said after firing at least 10 rounds, the gunman ran out of the train and dashed out of the station to the street below. 


-Photo by Citizen App

It is unclear what led to the fatal shooting, but investigators said it started with an argument inside the subway car that turned deadly.  


Developing….


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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Location: Mount Eden, Bronx, NY 10452, USA

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