The subway passenger fatally shot on a Midtown Manhattan platform over the weekend has been identified as 26-year-old Bronx resident Darell Rodriguez.
Rodriguez was shot once in the chest at about 12:20 p.m. Saturday inside the 53rd Street/7th Avenue subway station, according to the NYPD. The gunman, whose identity remains unknown, fled after the shooting.
Sources said Rodriguez was likely on his way home after working as a security guard at the front desk of a Manhattan building.
He had been waiting for a northbound E train to University Heights in the Bronx when the suspect approached, pulled out a gun and fired, police sources told The Post.
The two men appeared to have argued on the subway platform, though the circumstances surrounding the dispute remain unclear, NYPD Deputy Chief Keith Shine said Sunday.
After the shooting, the suspect exited the station and headed north on Seventh Avenue. He remained at large, police said.
Investigators said the suspect was last seen wearing a red tracksuit, black vest and face mask. He was also carrying a backpack.
Police have not determined whether the suspect and Rodriguez knew each other, but emphasized that the shooting appeared to be targeted.
Rodriguez was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 1 p.m., police said.
The killing is the seventh murder reported in New York City’s transit system this year and the fourth involving a gun. NYPD statistics show that the number of gun-related deaths is up from two during the same period in 2025.
