Police: Man dies after jumping on subway tracks

<p>An investigation is underway after&nbsp;police say a&nbsp;man jumped onto the tracks at the Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue subway station.</p>

News 12 Staff

Jul 1, 2018, 9:35 PM

Updated 2,126 days ago

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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.


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