A 17-year-old was arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Darrel Rodriguez at a Midtown Manhattan subway station on Saturday, police said, according to Gothamist, NY1, FOX 5 NY and CBS New York^1,2,3,4.

Gothamist reported the teenager was arrested at 12:25 p.m. at the Midtown North Precinct and charged with murder, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and criminal possession of a weapon¹. NY1 and FOX 5 likewise said police charged him with murder and two weapon counts^2,3. Police did not release his name^1,3.

Authorities told Gothamist the teenager turned himself in around noon Thursday¹. FOX 5 said the arrest came five days after the shooting³.

Outlets identified the slain man as Darrel Rodriguez, 26, of the Bronx^1,2,3,4. Police said he was shot in the chest on the northbound E train platform at the Seventh Avenue-53rd Street station and was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital^1,2,4.

Police previously said the shooting followed a dispute that began on the platform and spilled onto a train, Gothamist reported¹. FOX 5, citing investigators, said the two entered a subway car and went back onto the platform before the suspect shot Rodriguez³. CBS New York said police described a suspect in a red tracksuit and black face covering⁴. FOX 5 said police did not immediately say what led to the argument³.

Gothamist, citing NYPD Transit Bureau CompStat data, said there were seven murders in the subway system through Oct. 18, compared with four over the same period in 2025¹. CBS New York attributed the same seven-versus-four comparison to the NYPD⁴.

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, quoted by Gothamist, said it was "up to prosecutors and the courts to ensure maximum justice for the late Darrel Rodriguez"¹. CBS New York quoted Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling the shooting "an incredibly painful reminder" of work still needed against gun violence⁴.

No attorney for the 17-year-old was quoted in these accounts¹. Charges are allegations; a court has not determined guilt^1,2,3,4.

Sources

1. GothamistNYPD arrests 17-year-old in fatal Midtown subway platform shootingOct 22, 2:16 PM
2. NY1Teen charged with murder in connection with Midtown subway shootingOct 22, 2:52 PM
3. FOX 5 NY17-year-old arrested for Midtown Manhattan subway shooting, NYPD saysOct 22, 2:04 PM
4. CBS New York17-year-old charged with murder in Midtown Manhattan subway shootingOct 22, 2:23 PM

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