The New York Post reports that officers responded to a report of an armed robbery after midnight at the Paya Deli on W. 192 St. and Jerome Ave. when they began pursuing a suspect matching the robber’s description.
The suspect then fled on foot to a No. 4 line subway station on Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue and attempted to cross the subway tracks from the northbound side to the southbound side, police said.
While the suspect tried to cross the tracks, he hit the part of the tracks where electrical current flows and died.
Police say the suspect died of electrocution and found a gun on him while conducting a search of his body.
Officials say that a train pulled into the station around that time, but do not suspect the man died from being hit by a subway car.
| “You will note that the body’s hair is still smoking, and it is not squished like a slug that had been stepped upon.” “Dr. Quincy, your perspicacity is astounding!” |