Police are investigating a shooting at a subway station in Queens on Monday afternoon, in which the man died.
According to New York police, at 4:30 p.m. on April 25, officers responded to a call about a man who was shot at the Jamaica Center-Parsons / Archer station. Upon arrival, officers found 24-year-old Marcus Betea at the mezzanine level with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Betea was taken to a hospital in Jamaica, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m.
During an evening press conference at the crime scene, New York Transit Police Chief Jason Wilcox revealed that the incident began with a verbal argument near the MTA booth, which escalated into a brawl.
“The suspect approached him and engaged him [Bethea] in a verbal dispute that quickly turned into a physical one. “During this battle, the suspect pulled out a firearm and fired several shots that hit the victim in the torso,” said Chief Wilcox.
Wilcox confirmed that five shots were fired during the conflict and New York police used surveillance cameras to help with the circumstances of the incident.
While crime in the city’s subway system has been on the minds of New Yorkers for months – and especially after the mass shooting at Brothlin’s 36th Street Subway Station on April 12 – Wilcox has sought to reassure the public that these incidents are rare.
“As for the shootings in the transit system, they are rare and rare, including the shots. “There have been several incidents this year that are being investigated, but the shots in the transit system are a very rare scenario,” Wilcox said.
NYPD officials also said they were taking steps to increase visibility underground.
“But there are many things we are doing in the transit system that I mentioned some of them earlier this morning at the MTA board meeting. One of them is the increased presence and visibility. Another is the uniformed patrol of trains, effective law enforcement, greater attention to quality of life. “These are things we do,” Wilcox said.
No arrests have been made so far, and the investigation is ongoing.
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