A 43-year-old subway rider was killed after a disagreement ended in a slashing aboard an L train in Brooklyn Friday night, police said.
Two men were riding the train heading south at the Atlantic Avenue station in Cypress Hills around 9 p.m. when they got into a disagreement, according to police. One of the men, wearing a grey sweatshirt and said to have gold teeth, then took out a sharp object and slashed the other man once in the neck.
The victim, Tommy Bailey, was rushed to Brookdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect took off, and police are trying to track him down. What led to the dispute and the deadly slashing was not immediately clear.
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Bailey's friends were in disbelief Saturday learning of the man's death. "I'm still trying to get through this, it's not even making any sense," Omari Barnett said. "It's just a dangerous world we're living in."
"We have already identified dozens of cameras that the NYPD believes may assist in the investigation of this senseless crime and we will continue to assist investigators with video and in any other way possible to ensure the perpetrator is caught," said MTA Communications Director Tim Minton.
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While the number of murders in the subway system is about the same as last year, the number of major felonies in transit is up nearly 49% compared to 2021.
An investigation is ongoing.
