Overview
- A 41-year-old rider was shot in the abdomen aboard a Bx36 MTA bus near East Tremont Avenue and White Plains Road and later died at Jacobi Medical Center after being rushed there by first responders.
- The victim was identified by his family as Jonathan Pettigrew, a father of seven who relatives said was likely on his way to pick up his young daughter from daycare.
- Officers say a dispute on the bus preceded the shooting and the suspect, last seen wearing a white T-shirt and carrying a black handgun, fled south on White Plains Road and remains at large.
- Several outlets report the confrontation may have begun after Pettigrew asked a passenger to lower the volume of a phone call, but police have not confirmed that motive or the suspect's age.
- NYPD data show transit murders have risen modestly year over year through May, and investigators warn this case will be treated both as a criminal homicide probe and a transit-safety incident while they seek public tips.