Crime & Safety
Man Critically Injured In Midtown Subway Shooting, Trains Disrupted: NYPD
A shooting near Seventh Avenue and West 53rd Street left a man critically injured and disrupted service on three subway lines.
MIDTOWN, NY — A man was critically injured in a shooting near a Midtown Manhattan subway station Saturday afternoon, prompting service changes on three subway lines, according to New York City police.
Police received a 911 call at 12:21 p.m. reporting that a man had been shot near Seventh Avenue and West 53rd Street.
Emergency medical personnel took the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.
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No arrests have been made, and police have not released a description of the suspect.
The shooting prompted subway service changes at the Seventh Avenue station, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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C and D trains were bypassing the station because of the police investigation, while E trains were running along the F line between West Fourth Street-Washington Square and Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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