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Man Points Gun at Brawling Straphangers on E Train Near Jackson Heights Saturday: NYPD

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Nov. 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin

A man pointed a gun at two straphangers who were having a physical altercation on board a crowded Queens E train Saturday night.

The suspect spotted two people fighting on board a northbound E train at around 7:20 p.m. as it neared the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue station in Jackson Heights.

He then pulled out a gun and pointed it at the pair before fleeing, police said. The police did not say what sparked the initial dispute and who was involved.

No shots were fired.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

 

 

 

 

 

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