Suspected Times Square shooter used a well-worn escape method: the NYC subway system

A man suspected of shooting a bystander and firing at an officer after a botched robbery in Times Square on Thursday night was within reach of police — but was able to flee into the night when he entered New York City’s vast subway system.

But police lost track of the suspect once he reached the station, according to a briefing by NYPD officials after the incident. He was later seen on surveillance footage making his way onto the tracks, changing clothes and dashing back out of the subway station to parts unknown, said NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell.

Video footage from subway stations often helps police identify suspects in the wake of a crime, but cameras usually can’t help while the chase is still underway: only about half of the MTA’s cameras feed live footage to public safety officials, according to the MTA. The rest only record footage locally, so they need to be specifically accessed after an incident, per the transit agency.

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