New York Shooting

One dead, five injured in shooting at New York City subway station

One person was killed and five wounded in a shooting at a New York City subway station on Monday at the start of the evening rush hour, authorities said. The gunfire broke out on an elevated train platform in the Bronx at around 4.30 pm, a time when stations throughout the city are filled with kids coming home from school and many workers are beginning their evening commute. A man in his 30s was killed, police said. A Fire Department spokesperson described four of the other injuries as serious. Police weren't immediately able to provide details on what happened but said a hunt was on for the shooter, who fled the scene. "The train was coming and there were two kids yelling," witness Efrain Feliciano (61) told the Daily News. "There were at least six shots." "I saw sparkles as the bullets hit the wall," Feliciano said. "A woman was holding a child screaming." Video from television news helicopters showed a subway train stopped at the station and orange evidence cones on the platfo

Updated On : 13 Feb 2024 | 8:55 AM IST

NYC imposes curfew at more migrant shelters due to recent violent attacks

New York is expanding a curfew to additional migrant shelters after violent incidents attributed to migrant shelter residents gained national attention in recent weeks. Mayor Eric Adams' administration will impose an 11 pm to 6 am curfew at 20 migrant shelters starting Monday, after initially placing the restrictions at four other locations, The Daily News reports. The curfew impacts about 3,600 migrants, with the largest of the emergency centres housing roughly 1,000 migrants in Long Island City, Queens. City officials initially placed a curfew on four shelters last month in response to neighbourhood complaints. The additional curfews come after a spate of migrant-related violence and crime has prompted increasingly dire rhetoric from city and police officials. A 15-year-old teen from Venezuela was arrested on Friday for opening fire in Times Square while fleeing from police after being stopped by security for suspected shoplifting. The shooting injured a tourist from Brazil. A v