Erratic man, 30, choked to death on Manhattan train: cops

A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at the Broadway-Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street station after being placed in a headlock Monday.
A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at the Broadway-Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street station after being placed in a headlock Monday. Photo credit Citizen App Video

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 30-year-old man was choked to death on a Manhattan train Monday after he threatened fellow subway riders, police said.

The man was acting erratically on a northbound F train just before 2:30 p.m. when another man intervened and put him in a headlock, according to cops.

Police said the man lost consciousness.

Medics pronounced him dead at the Broadway-Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street station, police said.

A 24-year-old man was taken into custody, police said.

It's unclear at this time if he is facing any charges.

Neither man has yet been identified.

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