Police in Brooklyn are looking for the fare evader who opened fire on several MTA employees on Tuesday morning after being ejected from a bus, it was reported.
responded to the incident. Police scoured the area near the bus stop for evidence, including shell casings.aggressively battling fare evasion
, particularly in the subways alongside an infusion of NYPD officers on patrol, to both combat their financial shortfall and also prevent other crimes. In October 2022, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said that “virtually every criminal is a fare evader,” though not all fare evaders are criminals, adding that cracking down on fare evasion would help deter or prevent larger-scale crimes from occurring.
“That is part of the strategy,” Lieber said at the MTA Board in October. “Once they stop someone for fare evasion, they’re checking warrants, and it’s leading to the recovery of weapons very successfully.” The NYPD made 601 arrests and issued 13,157 summonses for fare evasion in the fourth quarter of 2022. The number of arrests were 26% higher than they were in the third quarter of last year. However, critics pointed to NYPD data which indicated that two-thirds of those stopped for fare evasion were Black or Latino, renewing concerns about unequal enforcement and racial injustice.
Anyone with information regarding Tuesday’s shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS . You can also submit tips online at
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