The straphanger gunned down on a subway platform over the weekend has been recognized as a 26-year-old from the Bronx.

Darell Rodriguez was shot in the chest at around 12:20 p.m. Saturday at the 53rd Street/seventh Avenue subway station in Midtown Manhattan by an unidentified stranger who then fled the scene, the NYPD said.

Rodriguez is believed to have been heading dwelling from work as a safety guard at the entrance desk of a Manhattan constructing, according to sources.

A person dressed in purple, recognized as one of the alleged gunmen, flees the scene. Obtained by NY Post

He was ready for a northbound E practice to his dwelling in University Heights in the Bronx when his killer approached him, displayed his gun, and shot him once, police sources advised The Post.

The pair had a dispute on the platform, although particulars stay unclear, NYPD Deputy Chief Keith Shine said on Sunday.

The killer then left the station touring northbound on seventh Ave., and is still on the unfastened, according to police.

He was last seen sporting a purple tracksuit, a black vest and face masks, and carrying a backpack.

It is not clear whether the killer knew his sufferer, but police emphasised the capturing was focused.

Police rush to assist the sufferer. Sofia Poznansky/NY Post

Police examine after a individual was shot in a Midtown subway station on the seventh Avenue platform at 53rd Street in New York, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Michael McWeeney/NY Post

Rodriguez was transported to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced lifeless on arrival just after 1:00 p.m., police said.

Rodriguez’s capturing marks the seventh homicide in the New York City transit system this yr and the fourth gun dying, up from two over the same interval in 2025, according to NYPD statistics.