17-year-old charged with murder in connection to Midtown subway shooting

Since last Saturday, about a deadly shooting that happened on the E train platform at 53rd Street and 7th Avenue, right in midtown Manhattan, right in the middle of the day. And the suspect has been on the loose, evading police all throughout the week. Now, we've just gotten word in here to our newsroom that a 17 year old man has been charged with murder, as well as criminal possession of a weapon in connection with this midtown subway shooting happening last Saturday. Now, according to officials, an argument broke out between the two men on the northbound train platform. It escalated as they entered a subway car and then went back onto the platform. Now, during the altercation, police say the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim in his chest. That victim identified as 26-year-old Darrell Rodriguez of the Bronx. First responders rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Unfortunately, they could not revive him. Now, we're following this closely because the next step in this entire process will be the announcement of charges, and we're going to get to that as soon as those become available and bring those to you.