{"id":451310,"date":"2022-05-23T04:36:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T01:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/subway-operator-recalls-fatal-shooting-on-q-train-in-lower-manhattan\/"},"modified":"2022-05-23T04:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T01:36:56","slug":"subway-operator-recalls-fatal-shooting-on-q-train-in-lower-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/subway-operator-recalls-fatal-shooting-on-q-train-in-lower-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Subway operator recalls fatal shooting on Q train in Lower Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df4f2e58bf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df4f2e58bf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/subway-operator-recalls-fatal-shooting-on-q-train-in-lower-manhattan\/#%E2%80%9CSubway_operator_recalls_fatal_shooting_on_Q_train_in_Lower_Manhattan%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Subway operator recalls fatal shooting on Q train in Lower Manhattan&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSubway_operator_recalls_fatal_shooting_on_Q_train_in_Lower_Manhattan%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Subway operator recalls fatal shooting on Q train in Lower Manhattan&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The operator of a Q train recalled the moment he tried to save a straphanger who was critically injured during a random shooting on the subway in Lower Manhattan on Sunday morning.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to work expecting to do my regular job, not expecting to be [the] first person to a shooting, trying to help a person who was shot,\u201d the operator, Luis Irizarry, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, 48-year-old Daniel Enriquez, was discovered lying in a pool of blood by Irizarry after passengers alerted him to the scene. The operator then attempted to perform chest compressions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not trained for that,\u201d he said about the first aid tactic. \u201cHow can we mentally prepare for something like that?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Enriquez was shot by a complete stranger in the last car of the northbound Q train around 11:42 a.m. as the subway crossed the Manhattan Bridge. <\/p>\n<p>Once the Q train crossed the bridge and pulled into the Canal Street station, a witness to the shooting pulled the emergency breaks. <\/p>\n<p>Irizarry said he got off the train at the station to investigate and noticed panicked straphangers shouting \u201cHe has a gun\u201d and \u201cSomeone got shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The operator walked to the last car and saw the victim bleeding from the chest on the train floor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/FATAL-SUBWAY-SHOOTING-2.jpg?w=805\" alt=\"Daniel Enriquez \" class=\"wp-image-22370406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/FATAL-SUBWAY-SHOOTING-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 805w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/FATAL-SUBWAY-SHOOTING-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=403 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\"\/><figcaption>Daniel Enriquez was identified as the victim in the fatal shooting. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs I got to the last car, I saw a gentleman lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his chest,\u201d he said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be breathing. His chest wasn\u2019t moving up and down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Irizarry, who has no formal CPR training, said he attempted to revive the man who was left lying alone in the panic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody was helping him, so I got down and pushed down on his chest, giving chest compressions,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not a trained EMT but I was trying to help this man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued to give the man chest compressions to no avail until police and paramedics arrived at the scene. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-22-at-2.25.11-PM-e1653267831996.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Q Train shooting\" class=\"wp-image-22370413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-22-at-2.25.11-PM-e1653267831996.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-22-at-2.25.11-PM-e1653267831996.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-22-at-2.25.11-PM-e1653267831996.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Passengers notified the operator of the shooting once the train stopped. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Dalton<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>Irizarry\u2019s coworker, the train\u2019s conductor Walstein Chapman, called rail control to inform them of the shooting. <\/p>\n<p>Chapman tried to keep panicked commuters calm and directed them to alternate subway routes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did what we had to do,\u201d he said. \u201cMy heart is still racing but I had to do what I had to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the gunman \u2014\u00a0described as a heavyset man with a beard \u2014 fled when the train pulled into Canal Street. He ran up the stairs out of the station to Centre Street,\u00a0police officials said. He remains at large. <\/p>\n<p>TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano praised the two men for remaining calm in the aftermath of the shooting. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Train Operator and Conductor are rattled and traumatized by today\u2019s violence, but they handled the incident and the aftermath calmly and professionally,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cThey deserve the city\u2019s thanks and praise. We\u2019re very proud of them.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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