NEW YORK -- An innocent bystander was shot at an Upper East Side subway station early Sunday morning. The victim spoke exclusively with CBS New York.It happened at the Lexington Avenue and East 86th Street station around 2:30 a.m.'I just kind of walked into the pit of fire'Lifelong Brownsville resident Fabius Foster says he was on an uptown 4 train to meet a friend in the Bronx when his night out turned into a nightmare.
'I just kind of walked into the pit of fire,' he said. 'It was a shocking moment for me. Because the pain was so sharp, so quick. Instantly I felt it.'He says his journey started at the Broadway Junction station in Brooklyn. The only reason he says he got out at that stop was to smoke a cigarette.'I love this city''In terms of response time, it was amazing. From the citizens to the officers to FDNY to Cornell Presbyterian,' Foster said.
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