A Brooklyn gunman had choice words for another straphanger before pulling the trigger and killing a Good Samaritan who tried to stop a fight on board a 3 train last week, police reported.
The gunman killed 45-year-old Richard Henderson, who had tried intervene and stop an argument between the suspect and another man on board a Manhattan-bound 3 train at about 8:15 p.m. on Jan. 14.
According to Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, the still-at-large suspect became enraged over loud music being played in the carriage.
“I ain’t having this today,” the gunman apparently said as he approached the rider. After interviewing family members, police learned that Henderson — who had boarded the train with a friend after watching a football game earlier — came upon the argument and tried to step in.
But that led the gunman to turn his weapon on Henderson and open fire several times within the train.
“Mr. Henderson tried to intervene the calm situation down which resulted in him getting shot,” Chief Kenny said.
Henderson suffered gunshot wounds to his back and shoulder, causing him to collapse in train as it was pulling into the Franklin Avenue station in Crown Heights. He was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police say they have yet to locate the individual who was playing the music, who they are helping to locate so they can get a better understanding of what took place. They are looking to interview anyone else who may have been on the train at the time of the shooting.
Chief Kenny also revealed that after performing a video canvas, police have uncovered images they believe to be of the killer. Cops are asking the public to reach out if they know him.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website, on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
