- A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday in connection with a deadly shooting at a New York City subway station during rush hour on Feb. 13, 2024.
- The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed the arrest and mentioned that the teen is one of three suspected shooters involved in the incident.
- The shooting was a result of a dispute between two rival gangs who boarded the same train at different stations.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in connection with a deadly shooting at a New York City subway station during rush hour earlier this week, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
The teen is one of three suspected shooters wanted for the Feb. 13 shooting that authorities said stemmed from a dispute between two rival gangs who boarded the same train at different stations.
The first shots were fired as the train pulled into an elevated Bronx station shortly before 5 p.m. and continued on the crowded platform as passengers fled.
SHOOTING AT BRONX SUBWAY STATION KILLS 1, INJURES 5: NYPD
Authorities later recovered 19 shell casings, three of them from inside a subway car, New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said earlier this week.
New York City Police officers stand guard following a shooting at the Mount Eden subway station on Feb. 12, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday in connection with a deadly shooting at a New York City subway station during rush hour earlier this week, the U.S. Marshals Service said. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
A 35-year-old man identified as Obed Beltran-Sanchez died after being shot in the chest. Five other people were wounded, ranging in age from 14 to 71.
BROOKLYN SUBWAY MASS SHOOTER WHO INJURED 10 TO BE SENTENCED THURSDAY
Officers from a regional fugitive task force and NYPD arrested the 16-year-old suspect at about 11 a.m. in the Bronx, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. He was being held while awaiting charges.