Retired correction officer fatally shoots man at Brooklyn's Borough Hall station following scuffle

New York Daily News ^ | March 11, 2015 | Kerry Burke , Thomas Tracy , Pete Donohue , Joseph Stepansky

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Bloody pandemonium erupted in the Borough Hall subway station in Brooklyn Tuesday night when a retired correction officer shot and killed an apparently unarmed man who had confronted him on a No. 4 train moments earlier, police said.

The man who was slain, Gilbert Drogheo, 32, and another man began harassing the 69-year-old retired officer as he boarded a Brooklyn-bound 4 train at the Bowling Green station in Manhattan around 6:30 p.m., according to police sources and a witness.

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All three men were black, police said, but Berry said one appeared to be Hispanic.

And thus national media will probably pay little attention.

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[gr8eman]

Yep...it must really suck being 69 and in a war zone. It’s bad enough when you’re young.

[WayneS]

Play stupid subway games, win stupid subway prizes.

[WayneS]

“They were talking mad trash,” said the witness, 30-year-old Thomas Berry of Crown Heights...

Do the New York police have translators who can tell them what this means, in actual English?

[riverrunner]

did they have screw drivers

[ViLaLuz]

“They were talking mad trash,”
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Probably recognized the old man as an officer from their time in prison and threatened his life.

[ABN 505]

Bernie? Bernie Goetze ?

[FoxInSocks]

Almost. Bernie Goetz is now 67.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I think the lesson to be learned here is don’t harass strangers. They might shoot you.

[Oatka]

I think the lesson to be learned here is don’t harass strangers. They might shoot you.

Especially old strangers. They don't have time to screw around.

[thefactor]

The train was crowded. The older guy had to squeeze on and he bumped the younger guys who started to verbally harass the older guy. It spilled out into the next stop.

[JimRed]

Thomas Berry of Crown Heights, the witness who spoke up, is now a thug target.

[Gay State Conservative]

If there are witnesses willing to testify to the harassment mentioned the shooter might have a chance.If the shootee had a long history of crime the shooter might be OK

[Gay State Conservative]

I am always nervous...*very* nervous...when I ride the NYC subway.Running into a wild schizophrenic...or punk psychopath...is one of the reasons.

[GeronL]

Good enough reason not to go to NYC - you might encounter a New Yorker

[SunkenCiv]

> Gilbert Drogheo, 32, and another man began harassing the 69-year-old retired officer as he boarded a Brooklyn-bound 4 train at the Bowling Green station in Manhattan around 6:30 p.m., according to police sources and a witness.