MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — A 17-year-old is under arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a Midtown station over the weekend.
The teen, who was not identified due to his age, is facing charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
A dispute over smoking marijuana on a subway train appears to have led to the fatal shooting, according to investigators.
The shooting happened Saturday afternoon at the 7th Avenue-53rd Street station, where Darryl Rodriguez was shot in the chest and killed.
Detectives believe the suspect was smoking marijuana on the train when Rodriguez confronted him, sparking an argument that escalated into gunfire.
The killing marked the seventh homicide in the city’s subway system this year, compared with four at the same time last year.
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