"New York Subway Shooting: Man Critically Wounded in Gunfight"

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"New York Subway Shooting: Man Critically Wounded in Gunfight"
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A 36-year-old man was shot with his own gun during a violent altercation on a crowded New York subway train, prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul to deploy 1,000 personnel, including 750 National Guard, to increase security on the transit network. The incident, which occurred on a northbound A train in Brooklyn, is the latest in a series of violent crimes on the city's subway system. Videos show terrified passengers taking cover as the altercation unfolded, with the 36-year-old man initially threatening another passenger with a knife or razor blade before being shot by the other man multiple times just as the train was pulling into Schermerhorn Station.

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