Two people, including a man who was scuffling with an unknown teenage boy over a seat, were slashed during a riot on the subway on Tuesday, and an intruder was arrested with a loaded rifle, police said.
Authorities say a 52-year-old man got into an argument with 19-year-old Chrisena Chambers over a seat on a northbound No. 6 train at Lexington Avenue and East 51st Street around 3:20 p.m., killing the boy. was furious. Said.
Police and officials said Chambers appears to have cut the man on the left side of his face, near his ear.
Police said Chambers remained on the train while the injured man was treated at the scene and arrived at the East 125th Street Station in Harlem, where he was arrested.
Chambers was charged with assault, weapons possession and harassment, authorities said.
A few hours later, just after 11 p.m., a man slashed a woman in the face inside the 125th Street Station on St. Nicholas Street, authorities said.
The victim was transported to Mount Sinai Morningside where he was listed in stable condition. Her age is unknown, but police described her as an adult.
Police said her attacker fled the scene wearing a black hoodie with colorful flowers on it, but had not been captured by Wednesday.
Police said it was unclear the motive for the assault or whether the two men knew each other.
Separately, a man was arrested late Tuesday afternoon inside a Bronx subway station with a loaded and defaced Palmetto State Armory TA-15 rifle, police said.
Abraham Sosa, 20, sneaked behind a 'no trespassing' sign and headed towards the Kingsbridge Road B and D station tunnel at around 4.30pm when he was spotted by a sharp-eyed police officer. Police and officials said the vehicle was stopped. .
Police say Sosa fell over and struggled with the officers, two of whom sustained minor injuries.
Police said the weapon fell from Sosa's backpack during the struggle.
Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man joined the fight and kicked one of the officers' body-worn cameras onto the subway tracks, police said.
Police said the man, who identified himself as Christopher Maylen, also stole one of the officers' cell phones.
Police said Sosa faces charges including resisting arrest, obstruction of public administration, trespassing, assault on a police officer and second-degree assault, as well as 25 charges related to possession of ammunition and multiple weapons charges. It is said that he was
Police said Myren was charged with obstruction of government, criminal mischief, possession of stolen property, petty theft, aggravated harassment and harassment.
Felony crimes in the city's transit system overall are down so far this year, compared to 1,928 reported crimes at this point in 2023, according to the latest NYPD data updated Sunday. The number of crimes was 1,807.
However, the data shows that murders have jumped to nine in 2023 from five, while rapes have also increased to six from four last year.
Shootings on railroad tracks are on the rise, with six shootings injuring 11 people last year, compared to four shootings in which five people were injured.
Statistics show that the number of gun arrests has increased significantly, with 65 arrests compared to 39 at this time in 2023.
