“ was given ample time to turn himself in,” Essig said. “We got a killer off our streets,” Adams said, “but far too many killers are back on our streets through a revolving door criminal justice system.”Įssig said a regional task force received word Monday night that Abdullah intended to turn himself in. “The violence on the Q train last Sunday morning was committed by another repeat offender who was given every leeway by the criminal justice system,” Sewell added. “The murder of Daniel Enriquez was every New Yorker’s worst nightmare,” Sewell said. Įnriquez, 48, was shot and killed by a gunman as he was riding the Q train from Brooklyn into Manhattan Sunday morning, police said.Īccording to Chief of Detectives James Essig, Abdullah had eight prior arrests and a criminal record that extends back to August 2016, and was a member of the Nine Block gang.įlanked by Mayor Eric Adams, Chief of Transit Janno Lieber and other NYPD officials, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell blasted the state’s criminal justice system, and called for reforms to its bail laws. Thank you to everyone who shared this information and assisted in the search for this suspect. UPDATE: Andrew Abdullah has been placed into custody. The man accused of fatally shooting another subway rider in an unprovoked attack on board a Q train on Sunday has been taken into custody and charged with murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, the NYPD said Tuesday.Īndrew Abdullah, 25, was taken into custody in connection with Daniel Enriquez' death Tuesday afternoon, police said.

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