NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- NYPD officials have issued a combined reward of $10,000 in the fatal shooting of grandfather on Brooklyn subway train in January, authorities announced Friday.
Up to $3,500 payable by Crime Stoppers will be given upon arrest and indictment and $6,500 payable by NYPD upon arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible.
Richard Henderson, a 45-year-old crossing guard from Crown Heights was shot and killed as he tried to break up a fight around 8:15 p.m. aboard a Manhattan-bound 3 train approaching the Rockaway Avenue stop in Brownsville on Jan. 14.
According to the MTA, Henderson, a father of three and grandfather of two kids, was on his way home when two passengers on his train started arguing over loud music and he intervened. One of the passengers fired multiple shots, striking Henderson in the back and shoulder.
The train kept going after the shooting, and responding officers found Henderson at the Franklin Avenue/Botanic Garden station—about six stops from where he'd been shot.
Henderson was critically wounded and died at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County.
Police said that the gunman "inadvertently" struck Henderson, suggesting he was aiming for the passenger he'd been arguing with. That passenger was apparently unharmed in the shooting. It was unclear if he remained on the train or has spoken with police.
