Suspect arrested in deadly NYC subway shooting
(24 May 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 24 May 2022 1. Wide of news conference, UPSOUND (English) Keechant Sewell, NYPD Commissioner: "Today, the manhunt for Andrew Abdullah is over. Less than three hours after the NYPD released his photograph to the public, Mr. Abdullah knew he had nowhere left to run. Your NYPD investigators identified him as the killer of Daniel Enriquez through canvassing by our transit officers, community engagement, social media outreach and excellent detective work." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Keechant Sewell, NYPD Commissioner: "He was arrested in his lawyer's office this afternoon and is now being prepared for arraignment. The murder of Daniel Enriquez was every New Yorker's worst nightmare. Tragically, it's a scenario that we've seen play out far too many times before. Andrew Abdullah was well-known to the criminal justice system, but again and again his repeat offenses were not enough to keep him off our streets. His criminal history stretches back to 2016 and includes charges of felony assault, robbery, attempted murder and a still open gun charge from two years ago." 3. Wide of officials 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Eric Adams, (D) New York: "These shootings are happening far too often and the response is not meeting the level of threat and danger that we are experiencing, not acceptable. We will never surrender our streets to violence." 5. Wide of screen showing image of crime scene STORYLINE: A man wanted in an apparently unprovoked fatal shooting aboard a New York City subway train was under arrest Tuesday, hours after authorities posted his name and photo on social media and implored the public to help find him. Andrew Abdullah, 25, was expected to face charges in the death of 48-year-old Daniel Enriquez. The Legal Aid Society, which is representing him, said it was just beginning to review evidence and urged the public not to make assumptions about the case. “Mr. Abdullah deserves vigorous representation from his defense counsel, and that is what The Legal Aid Society will provide,” the organization said in a statement. Enriquez was shot to death while heading to brunch Sunday morning, about six weeks after 10 people were shot in an attack on another subway train. Enriquez's sister Griselda Vile implored the city Tuesday to tackle crime more effectively. “I’m pleading that this not happen to another New Yorker,” she told Fox News. “I don’t want my brother just to be a passing name in the media, a passing name in our normalcy post-pandemic.” Earlier Tuesday, the police department tweeted a photo of Abdullah, 25, and asked the public for help finding him. Court records show Abdullah has two open criminal cases in New York City, one in Brooklyn stemming from an April 24 vehicle theft and the other for an alleged assault in Manhattan in 2020. Messages seeking comment were left with lawyers representing him in those cases. The Legal Aid Society said it had tried since Monday night to arrange for him to surrender in the subway shooting, but authorities instead made a “completely unwarranted and inappropriate” decision to apprehend him outside the organization's office. An inquiry was sent to police. Police had asked for the public's help in identifying the gunman, tweeting out surveillance photos of a burly man dressed in a hoodie on a hot day. “We need all eyes on this,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell tweeted. “He was constantly in self-improvement mode,” brother-in-law Glenn Vile told Fox News. There were no police officers on the train car where Enriquez was shot, Adams said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
