A man was in critical condition after he was shot during a physical altercation in a New York City subway station filled with commuters during rush hour, police said, Report informs referring to ABC News.
The unidentified 36-year-old was in surgery at a local hospital after the incident that took place on an A train that was traveling northbound in Brooklyn around 4:45 p.m.
An unidentified 32-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on the victim was with detectives, Michael M. Kemper, NYPD's chief of transit told reporters at a news conference.
The incident started when the 32-year-old man got on the train at Nostrand Avenue and was allegedly approached by the 36-year-old who was acting "aggressive and provocative," Kemper said.
An argument broke out between the men and it got physical, Kemper said.
At one point the 36-year-old brandished a "knife or sharp object," but then put the object down, according to Kemper.
The physical fight ensued again and the 36-year-old then removed a gun from his coat and approached the other man "in a menacing way," Kemper said.
The 32-year-old allegedly took the gun away from the 36-year-old after they continued fighting and then fired multiple shots as the train was pulling into the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station, Kemper said.
Commuters who were on the train and the station platform ducked for cover during the incident, according to video from the scene.
"There were multiple police officers in this station just feet away from when the train pulled in, who heard the shots and moved in right way," Kemper said.
No one else was injured in the incident and no arrests have been made as of 7 p.m. local time Police remained at the station to question eyewitnesses and collect more evidence.
Kemper said it didn't immediately appear that the two men knew each other. The investigation is ongoing.