Witnesses in Attack on Conductor Sought
Police are looking for witnesses to help identify and apprehend a subway rider who shot a conductor in the face with a BB gun on the No. 2 line Monday night.
Conductor Trevor Thomas was observing the platform when he heard a the ‘pop’ of the BB gun and felt a stinging pain in his nose shortly after 9 p.m. at the 219th St. station in the Bronx. The shooter, who was a teenager wearing black clothing, ran from the station. Thomas, who was treated and released at the hospital, was assisted by union officers.
He still has to see a specialist to get the pellet removed from his nose, he said.
“This is a heinous attack on a transit worker which underscores the need for greater protections and stronger laws to keep our members safe,” RTO Vice President Eric Loegel said. “We’re all very lucky this conductor is doing OK, but it easily could have been worse. The union demands the assailant be brought to justice.”