Man Arrested Following Gunshot In Midtown Subway Station: Police

MIDTOWN, NY — A Queens man was arrested a day after police said he fired a gun inside a busy Midtown subway platform.

John Rote, 43, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and firearm, reckless endangerment and menacing, according to officials.

The shooting took place on Tuesday evening inside the 49th Street subway station as a woman was reportedly being mugged at around 9:15 p.m., police said.

A man had held open an emergency door for the victim and then demanded a tip from her — or else he would steal her purse, according to police and the Daily News.

That's when a stranger fired his gun, police said.

"Leave her alone," the Daily News reported the stranger saying, adding that he fired two shots from the gun.

NYC Transit President Richard Davey described a video of the incident as "unusual" in a news conference Wednesday.

“He looks very calm, pulls out a gun, fires two shots, calmly puts the gun back in his bag and walks away,” Davey said.

“We don’t tolerate this in New York City Transit, period,” Davey added.

Nobody was injured from the gunshots, police said.

Matthew Roesch, 49, was later arrested and charged with attempted robbery.