INWOOD, Manhattan (WABC) — A 15-year-old teenager has been arrested after allegedly trespassing onto the subway tracks with a loaded gun in Manhattan.<\/p>\n
Bodycam video captures the police pursuit of the 15-year-old boy at the Dyckman Street subway station in Inwood around 11 p.m. on February 28.<\/p>\n
According to the NYPD, officers observed the suspect trespassing from the subway platform onto the subway tracks.<\/p>\n
“Oh, he’s going to try to go. He’s running, he’s running, he’s running, he’s running, he’s running, he’s running,” one of the officers said.<\/p>\n
Police say the 15-year-old tossed a loaded firearm during the pursuit.<\/p>\n
“He put it down, he put it down,” the officer said.<\/p>\n
Video shows the officer recovering the gun behind a blue bucket.<\/p>\n
The officers continued the chase, searching a No. 1 train inside the subway tunnel. Officers concluded the suspect wasn’t on the train and believed he ran to the next station.<\/p>\n
Authorities caught the suspect on the platform of the 191th Street subway station and took him into the custody.<\/p>\n
The 15-year-old boy is facing several charges, including criminal possession of a weapon, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n
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