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New York man shot during altercation on Manhattan subway: NYPD


A man was shot on a subway in midtown Manhattan early Saturday morning, police said.

The 34-year-old straphanger was shot in the torso during an argument with another man and his female companion on a southbound N train as it entered the Canal Street and Broadway station shortly after 1 a.m., police said.

The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, police said.


The suspect fled the station with a woman after the shooting Saturday morning.
The suspect fled the station with a woman after the shooting Saturday morning.
Robert Metsea

The suspect, believed to be a man in his 30s, fled the station with the woman in an unknown direction, police said.

It is unclear at this time what sparked the fight, police said.