A New York City grandfather who was shot and killed on the subway on Sunday was trying to break up a fight between two other straphangers, the New York City Police Department told Fox News Digital.
Richard Henderson, 45, was riding the Route 3 train in Brooklyn around 8 p.m. Sunday when two other passengers started playing loud music and got into a heated argument, the NYPD said. .
Henderson attempted to act as a peacemaker, but in the ensuing intervention, a straphanger who was playing music pulled out a gun and fired, striking Henderson in the back and shoulder, police said. It is unclear whether the gunman was targeting Henderson or the man with whom Henderson was arguing.
Medics remove Richard Henderson from the Franklin Avenue-Eastern Parkway subway station in Brooklyn, New York, on January 14, 2024. (Gardiner Anderson, NY Daily News, via Getty Images)
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Henderson, an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan who lives in Sterling Place in Crown Heights, was on his way home from a social gathering at a friend's house to watch a soccer game. One of his friends who was with him on the train at the time said the gunman also tried to fire at him, according to the New York Post.
According to reports, the gunman fled the train at Brownsville's Rockway Avenue subway station while Henderson's friend raised the alarm.
Police found Henderson when the train pulled into the Franklin Avenue subway station, about five stops away. It is unclear whether the train stopped at all stations between the Franklin Avenue subway station.
EMS responded and transported Mr. Henderson to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He is survived by his wife, three children and two grandchildren.
No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation continues.
Henderson worked as a school gate guard at a private school on the Upper West Side for more than 10 years, his family told the New York Post.
New York City police officers patrol the Franklin Avenue subway station in 2021. A New York City grandfather who was shot to death on the subway on Sunday was trying to break up a dispute with two other straphangers when one of them pulled out a gun and shot him, New York City police said. Richard Henderson, 45, was found dead at the Franklin Avenue subway station.
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“We're in shock just trying to understand,” Jermaine Henderson, 50, the victim's brother, told the New York Daily News. “He won't hurt anyone, little brother. He'll take the shirt off your back. He'll help you.”
“When you were in a situation, he was the first person to try to help you. He just wanted peace and everyone got along.”
Jermaine Henderson told the New York Post that his brother “died helping someone.”
“That's him! He always intervened, always wanted peace.”
The family wants justice, and Jermaine Henderson said his brother was a devoted family man who was married to his wife of 30 years.
“They have been lovers since childhood and now she is distraught and their children are crying uncontrollably.
“He was a loving father and a hard worker who cared for his grandchildren and children.
“They were together for 30 years,” Ms. Henderson said of her brother's widow.
A New York City grandfather who was shot and killed on the subway on Sunday was trying to break up a fight between two other straphangers, the New York City Police Department told Fox News Digital. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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A GoFundMe for Henderson's family was launched Monday by students and staff at Avenue the World School, the private school where Henderson worked. At the time of publication, it had grossed nearly $40,000.
“Richard Henderson wasn't just a parent who worked tirelessly at school crosswalks. Rich was a protector to all who were lucky enough to know him,” the page says. is written.
“Rich was a peaceful man, never at war with the world, but he died trying to pacify the world. This grave loss leaves his family, friends, and community in a state of shock and grief.” be.”
