A young teenager has been detained for questioning in the case of the shooting at a subway station in the Bronx where one person died and several were injured, according to police sources.
The shooting occurred on Monday afternoon on a platform of the 4 train at the Mount Eden subway station and Obed Beltrán Sánchez, 35, died and five other people were injured.
It was later learned by consular authorities that Beltrán Sánchez was a Mexican immigrant originally from Tehuacán, Puebla.
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At the time, the police released images of two subjects who had been at the scene and were considered suspects in the shooting.
“On February 12 at 4:35 pm, the 2 men in the images below were on the platform of the northbound #4 train at the Mt. Eden station, where 6 people were shot and 1 died. @NYPDDetectives is looking to identify these 2 people in the photo. Text @NYPDTips or call 800-577-TIPS. All calls are confidential,” read a message from the NYPD.
On Feb 12 at 4:35pm, the 2 males below were on the northbound #4 Train platform at the Mt. Eden Station where 6 people were shot—with 1 killed. @NYPDDetectives are seeking to identify these 2 individuals pictured. DM @NYPDTips or call 800-577-TIPS. All calls are confidential. pic.twitter.com/i3YAJBLZd0
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) February 13, 2024
It is not clear at this time whether the young man being questioned is one of these seen in the police footage.