NYC subway shooter will not face charges, Brooklyn DA says; video shows woman stabbed victim before shooting, NYPD says

BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — No criminal charges are being filed against a 32-year-old man who shot another man during a fight on a Brooklyn subway train as fellow passengers ran for their lives.

On Friday afternoon, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office cited “evidence of self defense” as the reason no charges are being filed at this time, but the investigation is ongoing.

The 36-year-old victim was shot four times with his own gun. According to police sources, he was armed with a knife and gun and acting as the aggressor when he got into a dispute with a 32-year-old subway rider.

Police say chaos unfolded on the A train at around 4:45 p.m. Thursday at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station.

As the 32-year-old man boarded the train, he was approached by the 36-year-old, who was already on the train, and a dispute ensued.

Officials said Friday morning that they later determined a woman was also involved in the altercation.

“There was a female that …