A video has emerged from the shocking incident that led to a man being shot in the head on New York City’s subway.
A 36-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot when a fight broke out between him and a 32-year-old man on Thursday, according to Michael Kemper, the Police Department’s Chief of Transit.
The incident appeared to begin when the 36-year-old black man began berating the 32-year-old man while riding the northbound A train around 4:45 p.m., The New York Times reported.
According to the video footage, the dispute appeared to be about immigration, with the 36-year-old man suggesting that the 32-year-old was an “illegal alien.”
Video footage of the incident showed the 36-year-old black man, yelling at the other man, “I’ll beat you up!”
He is then heard yelling, “F*** your race. F*** your kind. F*** you.”
Shortly after the two men got into the verbal tussle, they squared up, causing subway passengers around them to move to a different area of the train.
A woman, who appeared to be with the 32-year-old, is seen taking something from her bag shortly before the dispute turned physical.
“There’s babies on here!” one woman shouted as the men began to