Critics Question N.Y.P.D. Shootings After Fare Evasion Stop in Subway
Officers fired during a clash with a man carrying a knife who was first stopped for fare evasion, police said. Two bystanders, an officer and the man were struck.
Protests over NY subway fare-evasion shooting lead to arrests
At a Tuesday protest that began outside the Sutter Avenue L Station in Brooklyn, where the shooting incident occurred, police made 18 arrests as community members spoke out and gave out swipes for subway rides. "Two dollars and 90 cents is not [worth] a bullet shot to the head," one protester told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
NYPD shooting that injured 4 followed fare evasion crackdown in NYC's poorest area
The enforcement of subway fare evasion turned bloody on Sunday in a neighborhood where many people can’t afford basic needs, much less the cost to ride the train every day.
4 shot after police open fire on knife-wielding subway fare evader, NYPD says
Two officers pursued a fare evasion suspect, then opened fire as he approached them, police said. The suspect, one officer and two bystanders were shot.
Brooklyn subway shooting: NYPD faces criticism over fare evasion arrest gone wrong, and faulty Tasers
Two days after a Brooklyn subway shooting that left four people wounded, including a suspected fare-beater and a police officer, city officials are demanding answers as to how the NYPD friendly fire incident came to pass.
Brooklyn DA plans charges in fare evasion case that ended in police shooting: source
The suspect, Derell Mickles, could face charges of attempted assault of a police officer and two counts of fare evasion.
Knife-wielding Brooklyn subway fare-beater within 7 feet of cops when they shot him: NYPD
One of the officers who opened fire Sunday was struck under his armpit by his partner’s bullet and two innocent straphangers were wounded.
Bystander shot in head as NY police tackle armed subway fare-evader
New York police have defended their actions after a bystander was shot in the head as two officers tackled a fare-evader armed with a knife in a busy subway station. The man was in critical condition after the shooting at Sutter Avenue L station in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon.
Arrests made as crowds protest NYPD at Brooklyn subway shooting scene
Nearly 20 people were arrested in a protest that spawned at a Brooklyn subway station where four people were shot, including two bystanders, when NYPD officers opened fire during a confrontation with an alleged fare-beater over the weekend,
Calls for NYPD accountability after officer, suspect, 2 bystanders shot at Brooklyn subway station
There are growing calls for accountability from the NYPD after an officer, suspect, and two bystanders were shot in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon. "We don't want to take their word for it, because as it stands today,
Metro installs more secure faregates in effort to prevent fare evasion
Metro has installed more secure faregates as part of an effort to prevent fare evasion. The project started in July 2023 and ...
Metro expands five-foot gates to all 98 DMV stations
The announcement comes over a year after the first fare evasion gates were installed at the Fort Totten Station in July 2023.
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SEPTA plans to install new gates, designed to deter fare evasion, at more L stations
SEPTA wants to expand its inventory of new gates designed to deter turnstile jumpers. A dozen gates, installed at the 69th Street Transportation Center in April, have proven so effective that the ...
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24th St. BART gets ‘next generation’ fare gates
Among other benefits, the new gates — a $90 million rollout across the entire system — are meant to curb fare evasion.