NYC subway shooting: Man fatally shot in unprovoked attack on train, police say

Daniel Enriquez, 48, was driving the Q prepare into Manhattan on Sunday morning. A heartbroken member of the family tells ABC Information that he was a son of Mexican immigrants with a masters from NYU and had a profession in finance.

Police do not know why he could be the goal of gun violence.

“In accordance with witnesses, the suspect was strolling backwards and forwards in the identical prepare automotive, and with out provocation, pulled out a gun and fired it on the sufferer at shut vary because the prepare was crossing the Manhattan Bridge,” stated NYPD Chief Kenneth Corey.

The shooter then fled into the Canal Road station and ran off. Police say there may be loads of surveillance video to undergo, however they’ve but to share a picture of the person they’re searching for.

Enriquez was taken to Bellevue Hospital the place he died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

The operator of that Q prepare launched an announcement via the TWU, describing his effort to offer the wounded man chest compressions, saying,

“I went to work anticipating to do my common job, not anticipating be first individual to a taking pictures, attempting to assist an individual who was shot, somebody with gunshot wound. We’re not educated for that. How can we mentally put together for one thing like that?”

An eyewitness to the aftermath noticed lots of people operating.

“Our automotive cleared out comparatively shortly and so I simply began following everybody else. Everybody is not operating for no cause,” stated Matthew Chavan of Brooklyn.

Fellow riders at the moment are questioning how they are going to be secure.

Andrew Park rides to Canal Road for work and lives not removed from the place the subway assault focusing on random riders occurred in Sundown Park final month.

“I simply cross my fingers each morning, hope that does not occur. However yeah, I do really feel unsafe,” Park stated.

“Each time I am ready for the prepare, I preserve my arms off my pockets. I do not keep too near the platform edge, . I do not like folks standing behind me, as a result of it is not secure. So I suppose you all the time must preserve your eyes open,” added Fred Ones.

Police are going over video and asking any witnesses to the taking pictures to return ahead. They’re hoping to develop leads that can result in a fast arrest so subway riders can really feel a bit safer as they head into work through the week.

Anybody with data with reference to this incident is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls will probably be saved nameless.

The general public also can submit their ideas by logging onto the Crime Stoppers web site at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tricks to 274637 (CRIMES) then getting into TIP577.