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china news service, new york, september 16 (reporter wang fan) the new york police reported on the 16th that a shooting incident caused by fare evasion occurred at a subway station in brooklyn on the afternoon of the 15th, injuring a total of 4 people including police officers, fare evaders and two passers-by. one of the passers-by was in critical condition after being shot.

the police said the incident took place on an elevated platform of the l line of the new york subway, when two police officers followed a fare-evading man into the station and asked him to stop, but the man refused. the man pulled out a knife to threaten the police and tried to leave by subway. subsequently, the confrontation between the two sides escalated, and the police used a stun gun but it did not work, so they opened fire.

the police said that the fare evader had a history of severe mental illness and had been arrested more than 20 times. in this incident, in addition to the man, a police officer was shot and injured, a passerby was grazed by a bullet, and another passerby was shot in the head and was in critical condition. after investigation, it was confirmed that all the bullets came from the police's service guns.

at a press conference held that day, new york city police commissioner jeffrey madre stressed that the police had issued orders to the fare evader many times, but the man's actions put the police in a "difficult situation." when asked whether the police and civilians were "killed by friendly fire," madre said he did not like the term "killed by friendly fire" and that relevant departments would conduct further investigations into the incident.

in response to the incident, some officials criticized the new york police's response. brooklyn city councilman justin brannan said he was shocked when he heard that a police officer was shot, but later he was very worried when he heard that all the people shot were so-called accidental injuries. new york city public welfare officer jumaan williams pointed out that preliminary details showed that the shooting incident "had layers of mistakes" and must be investigated one by one.

according to us media reports, in recent years, fare evasion in new york city subways has increased significantly, and fare evasion seems to have become the norm in public transportation. in a previous survey, only 49% of new york city daytime subway passengers felt safe. more and more people are worried about taking the subway. (end)