NYPD hunts woman who fled subway shooting after 'stabbing' gun-wielding attacker - as new video shows him lying on train after being shot with his OWN GUN

NYPD detectives are urgently seeking a female subway passenger filmed stabbing a gunman during a train brawl, shortly before he was shot with his own weapon. 

The woman, who has not been identified, was seen stabbing the unnamed victim, 36, in the back several times as he fought with another male passenger aged 32.

'You stabbed me? You stabbed me?' the shooting victim said to the woman repeatedly, as she responds: 'I didn't do nothing' while blood seeped from his shirt.  

Terrified commuters scrambled to escape the melee, which appeared to be initiated by the shooting victim, dressed all in black, as he accused the other man, who wore a yellow sweater, of being a 'migrant beating up cops.'

He was seen producing a gun and moving towards the woman seen stabbing him. Panicked passengers began to flee towards the Northbound A train's doors as it pulled into Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets Station in Brooklyn Thursday evening. 

Gunshots could be heard ringing out as they fled screaming onto the platform. But it was the gunman himself - the 36-year-old dressed in black - who ended up being shot with his own gun after a struggle, leaving him critically injured. 

The NYPD told DailyMail.com on Friday morning the shooting victim, seen in the footage wearing a dark jacket and yellow hat, remains in critical condition, while the gunman, wearing a yellow shirt, is in custody. 

NYPD detectives are urgently seeking a woman (pictured) connected to a grisly shooting on a Brooklyn subway that left a man in critical condition

On Friday, cops shared an image of the gun used in the shocking shooting on Thursday night 

She was seen stabbing a man several times in the back as he erupted into a wild brawl on the subway with another man, before the shooting began

The 36-year-old man, who appeared to initiate the argument, had blood seeping from his shirt after the stabbing. He was later shot in the head with his own gun after the other man, 32, wrestled the weapon away from him and opened fire

It comes as harrowing video reveals the moments leading up to the shooting, where the agitator accuses another man of a being a 'migrant beating up cops' in a heated argument

The NYPD also shared an image of the gun used in the shooting, alongside updated statistics showing they have seized 1,265 guns since January 1, 2024. Since the start of 2022, that figure stands at 14,855 firearms. 

The shooting erupted Thursday evening on the A line at Brooklyn's Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station, as chilling footage captured the crazed moments that led up to it. 

The two men became embroiled in a wild fight after the shooting suspect appeared to agitate the other man and call him a 'migrant', shouting: 'F**k your kind. F**k your race. F**k you.'

'You think you're gonna beat up cops? I'll beat you up,' the man said, seemingly referencing the January incident in which a group of migrants attacked NYPD officers in Times Square. 

Cops were quick to note the shooting victim's role in the incident, saying at a press conference that 'when you bring a gun on the train and start a fight, it is not right. It is outrageous... that's what happened here.'  

As the footage of the fight continued, the suspected gunman's 32-year-old female companion then appeared to whip out a knife from her pocket and stab the other man in the back multiple times. 

While still fighting the man in yellow, he repeatedly yelled, 'you stabbed me? You stabbed me?' 

'I didn't do nothing,' she responded, as blood visibly seeped through the man's shirt. The two then continued grappling, with the 36-year-old man ultimately sitting atop the 32-year-old. 

Other passengers were begging the pair to stop as one person said, 'come on, there's babies on here.' 

In separate footage from after shots were fired, a train car's full of people were seen cowering in fear and pleading for the subway to pull away from the crime. 

'Where's the NYPD, oh my God!' one woman exclaimed as others said, 'close the door, close the door!' 

In separate footage from after shots were fired, a train car's full of people were seen cowering in fear and pleading for the subway to pull away from the crime 

A video from ABC reporter Joyce Philippe captures the chaos after gunfire rang out, as terrified passengers ducked for cover and yelled: 'Where's the NYPD? Oh my god!' 

The shooting erupted Thursday evening on the A line at Brooklyn's Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station, near Prospect Park 

An NYPD officer waits at the station on Friday morning, the day after the shooting 

A man wearing a reflective vest managed to separate the two guys, but the 36-year-old rushed the woman and yelled, 'I'm bleeding. You stabbed me, right?' 

'I didn't do nothing,' she answered.  

At one point, the hooded guy threw down his jacket, revealing the weapon, and proceeded to load it as he charged at the 32-year-old. 

Passengers can be heard shouting desperately, 'get me out, get me out,' before the car doors were opened. 

At a press conference on Friday, NYPD officials said the shooting victim had skipped his train fare, as they claimed there is a correlation between fare skippers and those bringing knives and guns onto subways. 

'Too often, we see people enter the subway system looking to cause harm that skip their fares,' said NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. 

He said no charges have been brought and it would be up to the district attorney to bring any, as he stressed that the investigation is still active. 

Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry added that ahead of Saturday's St Patrick's Day Parade, they have not identified any 'credible threats' to the event.

'We encourage people to take the trains tomorrow,' he added.  

'He thinks you are a migrant,' a woman(pictured wearing a black shirt and light blue jeans) who appears to accompany the 32-year-old man can be heard saying as tension escalated

The 36-year-old also landed a punch on the woman, who appeared to have stabbed him in the back multiple times as he shouted repeatedly, 'you stabbed me?'

At one point, the hooded guy threw down his jacket, revealing the weapon, and proceeded to load it as he charged at the 32-year-old 

Blood visibly seeped through the black hooded man's shirt as the two men grappled, with the 36-year-old man ultimately sitting atop the 32-year-old

The video did not capture the moment when the 32-year-old grabbed the firearm from the aggressive attacker, but at least four shots can be heard in the background. 

Another video from ABC reporter Joyce Philippe captures the chaos after gunfire rang out, as terrified passengers ducked for cover and yelled for help.

'Where's the NYPD, oh my God!' one woman exclaimed as others said, 'close the door, close the door!' 

The train pulled into the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station, where law enforcement authorities who heard the gunshots flooded the scene. 

The 32-year-old shooter was arrested before he stepped onto the platform and remained in custody. 

He is seen lying on the staircase outside the subway car, then being led out of the station in handcuffs in a different video that surfaced after the shooting. 

Officers flooded into the train where the shooting took place, finding the 36-year-old man lying on the floor, unmoved.  

He was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was undergoing surgery and remained in critical condition.

The 32-year-old shooter was arrested before he stepped onto the platform and remained in custody. He is seen lying on the staircase outside the subway car

He was led out of the station in handcuffs in a different video that surfaced after the shooting 

Footage posted by social media user Owen Anderson shows first responders rushing the person on a wheeled gurney into an ambulance. 

'When you bring a gun on a train and you start a fight, it's not right and it's absolutely outrageous,' Chief Kemper said. 

He added that authorities have not yet determined whether the alleged shooter's actions would be considered self-defense. No charges have been brought against him as of Thursday evening.  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) chairman Janno Lieber said, 'The victim here, as the chief said, appears to be the aggressor.'

He added, 'But the real victims are the people I saw in those videos, who are having a harrowing time because they're on a train with somebody with a gun.'

Lincoln Restler, the City Council member who represents the area, wrote on X: 'This is a horrible tragedy and deeply unnerving to the millions of New Yorkers who take the subway every day.' 

The shooting on the nation's busiest transit system occurred less than a week after New York Governor Kathy Hochul stationed 750 national guard members in a bid to clamp down on the rampant violence on subway.  

Footage posted by social media user Owen Anderson shows first responders rushing the person on a wheeled gurney into an ambulance

NYC Democrat Mayor Eric Adams said earlier this month that he's bringing back bag checks for subway riders and station 750 national guard members at the city's busiest stations. 

The Big Apple saw a 45 percent increase in major crimes in January compared to the same time last year.

Knives, box cutters, clubs and guns are reportedly among the weapons the NYPD is searching for.

Subway crime has been on the rise of late, with 2023 showing the most subway assaults since 1996. There have been three homicides on the rails to start the year, compared to none at this point last year.