A disturbing clip shows the moment when another passenger on the Long Island Rail Road takes the life of Yusef Staine, a young sportsman in his 20s.
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The video, which has gone viral, records the last moments of Yusef Staine’s life on February 16, 2022. He was riding a nearly empty LIRR train from Wyandanch to Penn Station,
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As Staine was about to get off the train at the station Ronkonkoma around 1:45 a.m.a subject who has not been identified and who was walking right behind him, takes out his pistol and shoots him -from behind- in the head.
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The gunman fired a second shot at the young LIRR passenger
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Staine falls to the ground mortally wounded and the gunman, dressed in black, appears to fire a second shot.
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The gunman then runs out the open doors of the train, which was reportedly scheduled to leave in minutes for Penn Station.
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Suffolk County homicide detectives and MTA police are investigating what happened.
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On a Facebook page Pamela Usher, who identifies herself as the mother of the young man killed on the LIRR train, he wrote on Monday: “My son Yusef Staine, 20, was brutally murdered last week Wednesday on the Long Island Railroad!”, noting that this was the hardest post I’d ever made. has had to do, he asked: “Anyone with information call 1800-220-Tips!”
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A former Staine sports coach said he was a good athlete. And he remembers him for his docility and good work ethic.
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Neither of the two LIRR passengers had paid for their ticket
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Police said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident and did not appear to be gang related. “I would like to emphasize that this is not a random event. No other passengers were in danger,” Suffolk County Lt. Kevin Beyrer said.
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Security videos show that neither the victim nor her attacker had paid for the ticket on the train where the fatal incident took place.
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A recent MTA survey also reported that half of Bronx bus riders, and a growing number from Staten Island, dodge fares and ride for free, costing the MTA $65 million in three months alone. for the bus system. Fee evasion also cost the agency $41 million for the subway during the months of October to December.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently announced a subway safety plan, including attacking fare evasion, getting homeless people off the subway at night, and increasing public safety on stations and trains. .
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