The shooting happened at the 53rd Street and 7th Avenue station in busy Midtown Manhattan just after noon, according to the NYPD<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hassen Pinchback from Orlando, Florida, told Fox News Digital he witnessed the incident<\/a> and that everyone started running after hearing gunshots.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It was like a stampede,” he said.<\/p>\n HERO DAD WHO TOOK DOWN OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTER IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH TEACHER, STUDENT BOTH KILLED IN ATTACK<\/a><\/p>\n A man was shot and killed in the New York City subway on Saturday afternoon, the NYPD confirmed to Fox News Digital. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n “When the train doors opened, that\u2019s when you heard pop pop pop,” Pinchback said, adding that a female bystander was doing chest compressions on the victim before police arrived, telling him to \u2018Hang in there.\u2019”<\/p>\n Another witness from Washington state who gave the last name of “Miller,” said she and her daughter heard about five shots while sitting inside the subway car with the doors open and her daughter went outside, and the shooter looked right at her before he continued shooting.<\/p>\n “I just started praying. I\u2019m a very strong Christian,” she said. “Jesus saved us. 100%.”<\/p>\n JUDGE SENTENCES NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO SET HOMELESS MAN ON FIRE ON SUBWAY<\/a><\/p>\n The victim died of his injuries at the hospital. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n She said her daughter was able to motion to a conductor on another subway train that there was a shooter and that he called 911.<\/p>\n The victim was rushed to a hospital in critical condition where he later died<\/a> of his injuries.<\/p>\n![\"NYC](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NYC_SUBWAY_SHOOTING.png\")
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