Bronx Subway Shooting Suspects Remain On Run After Killing 1: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — Two shooters who opened fire as a train rolled into a Bronx subway station remained on the loose a day after the harrowing shooting that left one dead and five injured, police said.

Photographs released by NYPD officials Tuesday showed the pair wanted in the death of Obed Beltran-Sanchez, 35, a homeless man who appeared to have been an innocent bystander to a violent fight between two rival groups of young men, authorities said.

The shooting Monday afternoon was an isolated incident, police officials stressed.

"This was a random shooting that occurred on a No. 4 train between two rival groups," said Joseph Kenny, the NYPD's chief of detectives.

On Feb 12 at 4:35pm, the 2 males below were on the northbound #4 Train platform at the Mt. Eden Station where 6 people were shot—with 1 killed. @NYPDDetectives are seeking to identify these 2 individuals pictured. DM @NYPDTips or call 800-577-TIPS. All calls are confidential. pic.twitter.com/i3YAJBLZd0
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) February 13, 2024

The incident began about 4:35 p.m. on a 4 train headed into the Mount Eden Avenue station at Jerome Avenue, police said.

An argument between two groups of young men escalated as the doors opened, and three of them pulled guns and opened fire, authorities said.

Bullets not only struck Beltran-Sanchez, but five other people.

Kenny said those were:

• A 14-year-old girl shot in the foot
• A woman, 29, shot in the face and neck
• A 14-year-old boy shot in the leg and ear
• A 29-year-old man shot in the arm
• A man, 71, struck in the thumb

One shooter has been identified, Kenny said.

Two others remained unidentified as of Tuesday afternoon, he said.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.