By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
A shooting at a subway station in the Bronx, on Monday, left one person dead and five others wounded.
New York Police Department Chief of Transit Michael M. Kemper told newsmen at a media briefing Monday night that around 4:30 p.m., officers responded to 911 calls of a shooting at the Mount Eden Avenue station and found six people shot.
Kemper further stated that the victims, four men and two women, whose ages ranged from 14 to 71, were all taken to local hospitals.
Stonix News reports that one of the men, a 34-year-old, was later pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital.
According to the police, the injuries to the other victims were not life-threatening.
Authorities said the shooting was not random and started inside a No. 4 train when two groups got into a dispute.
As the train pulled into the station, according to Kemper, one person took out a gun and opened fire.
“This is unacceptable, and when detectives make an arrest, there must be swift, immediate, strong consequences,” Kemper said.
Some of the people shot were part of that initial dispute while others were not.
No further information was made available about the victims at the briefing.
As of the time of filing this report, a suspect has not been identified.
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