One person dead and five injured after New York subway shooting

At least one person has died and five others were injured in a shooting at a New York City subway station, authorities have said.

Four males were shot, including a 34-year-old who died at a hospital, police said.

Two groups of teenagers were riding on a train and someone started shooting when doors opened at a subway stop, according to New York Police Department Chief of Transit Michael Kemper.

People ran off the train and more shots were fired on the platform.

The gunman, described as wearing a red jacket and ski mask, opened fire at passengers on the platform at Mt. Eden station after a fight, a source told CNN.

“We don’t believe this was a random shooting. We believe this shooting all stemmed from a dispute between two groups that started on a train,” Kemper said.

The injured victims were a 15-year-old, 28-year-old and 71-year-old.

A 14-year-old girl and a 29-year-old woman also were hit by gunfire but have non-life-threatening wounds, he said.

The suspect was at as still at large after the shooting which occurred around 4.38 pm (local time) on Monday, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said.

Video from television news helicopters showed a subway train stopped at the station in the Bronx.

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