Police: Man dies after jumping on subway tracks
By: News 12 Staff Jul 1, 2018, 9:35pm Updated on: Jul 1, 2018
An investigation is underway after police say a man jumped onto the tracks at the Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue subway station.
The incident happened Saturday when police were pursuing a man who fit the description of an armed robbery suspect.
When officers entered the platform, an MTA employee told them a man had jumped onto the train tracks and was struck by a train.
He was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
No officers were injured and a weapon was recovered at the scene.