The man suspected of shooting an aggressive subway rider with his own gun will not face charges as Brooklyn prosecutors have ruled he acted in self-defense.
Younece Obuad, 32, was arrested Thursday night after a terrifying encounter with Dajuan Robinson, 36, when the two men erupted into a wild brawl on a rush-hour subway that ultimately led to Robinson being shot in the head.
‘Yesterday’s shooting inside a crowded subway car was shocking and deeply upsetting,’ the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office said Friday.
‘The investigation into this tragic incident is ongoing but, at this stage, evidence of self-defense precludes us from filing any criminal charges against the shooter.’
Robinson was shot after Obuad wrestled his gun from him during the fight. The NYPD told DailyMail.com on Friday morning Robinson was in critical condition, and it is unclear if he will survive.
Younece Obuad, 32, (pictured during his arrest) who was suspected of shooting an aggressive subway rider will not face charges as Brooklyn prosecutors have ruled he acted in self-defense
Harrowing video revealed the moments leading up to the shooting, where Robinson accuses Obuad of a being a ‘migrant beating up cops’ before they erupted into a wild brawl
Robinson was quickly identified as the aggressor in the encounter, as he appeared to target Obuad and a female companion on the busy subway, while screaming about migrants.
As concerned commuters began filming the encounter, Robinson shouted: ‘F*** your kind. F*** your race. F*** you.’
‘You think you’re gonna beat up cops? I’ll beat you up,’ he said, seemingly referencing the January incident in which a group of migrants attacked NYPD officers in Times Square.
Cops were quick to note the shooting victim’s role in the incident, saying at a press conference that ‘when you bring a gun on the train and start a fight, it is not right. It is outrageous… that’s what happened here.’
The shooting erupted Thursday evening on the A line at Brooklyn’s Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station, with the brawl occurring as the train pulled into the platform.
The gun could only be seen briefly as Robinson pulled off his jacket, with the exposure of the gun sending commuters scrambling to the exits.
Gunshots rang out as people streamed onto the platforms, with separate footage showing another car of people cowering in fear and trying to stay low after fearing a gunman was on the loose.
Passengers can be heard in the footage shouting desperately, ‘Get me out, get me out,’ and ‘Where are the NYPD?’ before the car doors were opened.
On Friday, cops shared an image of the gun used in the shocking shooting on Thursday night
In separate footage from after shots were fired, a train car’s full of people were seen cowering in fear and pleading for the subway to pull away from the crime
A video from captured the chaos after gunfire rang out, as terrified passengers ducked for cover and yelled: ‘Where’s the NYPD? Oh my god!’
As the footage of the fight continued, the suspected gunman’s 32-year-old female companion then appeared to whip out a knife from her pocket and stab Robinson in the back multiple times.
‘I didn’t do nothing,’ she responded, as blood visibly seeped through the man’s shirt.
NYPD told DailyMail.com on Friday that they were actively seeking the woman, who has not been identified. Her status is unclear after Obuad was not charged.
Other passengers were begging the pair to stop as one person said, ‘come on, there’s babies on here.’
Obuad was later seen being hauled away by police, and Robinson was taken to hospital in critical condition.
At a press conference on Friday, NYPD officials said the shooting victim had skipped his train fare, as they claimed there is a correlation between fare skippers and those bringing knives and guns onto subways.
‘Too often, we see people enter the subway system looking to cause harm that skip their fares,’ said NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey.
He said no charges have been brought and it would be up to the district attorney to bring any, as he stressed that the investigation is still active.
Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry added that ahead of Saturday’s St Patrick’s Day Parade, they have not identified any ‘credible threats’ to the event.
‘We encourage people to take the trains tomorrow,’ he added.
Footage posted to social media shows first responders rushing Robinson on a wheeled gurney into an ambulance
The 32-year-old shooter was arrested before he stepped onto the platform and remained in custody. He is seen lying on the staircase outside the subway car
A huge police presence descended onto the Brooklyn subway station following reports of shots fired, and Obuad was quickly arrested at the scene.
He appeared fatigued as he lay on steps by the side of the subway car alongside police, before he was led out of the station in handcuffs.