Cop Shot, Man Killed in Subway Platform Shootout

A female transit officer was shot several times and a gunman was killed yesterday evening on a subway platform in the Bronx. CBS2 reports that three plainclothes transit officers spotted two men traveling between subway cars at around 5:20 pm and removed them from the train at the 176th St. station on the 4 line. As they walked down the platform, one of the men, 51-year-old Juan Calves, put officer Annmarie Marchiondo in a headlock and pulled out a hidden 9mm pistol and began firing at the other two officers, who returned fire. Calves was killed in the exchange and Marchiondo was struck three times in the ankle, the foot, and in the side, just below her protective vest.

Officer Marchiondo is a 17-year veteran of the NYPD and was hospitalized in stable condition Friday night. According to WNBC that the two officers, who fired 13 shots in all during the exchange, rushed to carry her down the stairs of the elevated platform after the shooting. "They were determined to help this lady," the story quotes one witness as saying. Galves was free on parole after serving time for manslaughter, robbery, and attempt to promote prison contraband. The manslaughter conviction was related to a prison killing that occurred while he was in Attica.

The New York Times spoke to witnesses who described the scene during the shooting as pandemonium, with rush hour commuters on one of the most crowded subway lines in the city scattering as nearly twenty shots were fired on the elevated platform. The man detained with Juan Galves reportedly backed against a wall after his companion put Marchiondo in the headlock and began shooting. The Times also adds that police authorities said that the work of plainclothes officers on trains is a linchpin of its strategy to reduce subway crime. People detained for passing between cars sometimes have outstanding warrants or are carrying weapons, as was Galves.

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By Dave Hogarty in News on September 8, 2007 8:30 AM

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guest

Important reminder from the MTA. It's dangerous to pass between subway cars; cops have orders to shoot on sight. We're serious about safety--your safety!

guest

One might question when she got out of drug rehab given the photo that was presented.

guest

you rest nothing, sir.

molon labe

guest

I rest my case...

guest

nun ur bizniz, kind sir.

u say tomatoe, i say tomahto.

almost forgot, molon labe.

guest

#15 Do ya happen to be hispanic or African-American...?

guest

you say tomayto,

I say tomahto.

guest

#15, what a sicko you are.

guest

breaking news (NY1) they don't know who shot her.

friendly fire again, she got hit in the ankle, foot and hip.

guest

that's because the NYPD probably changed their policy on providing photos of officers to the press.

they used to have their command pin on their lapels.

guest

I remember riding between cars back in the old days going to Manhattan beach. what a view.

maybe it was too crowded during rush hour.

I hope the cop never dances a jig again, while I'll be dancing my lord of the dances 4ever.

guest

haha I think she's seen better days..

guest

this looks like one of those pictures of meth photos.

guest

That was mighty fine shootin' by the NYPD and yes, Officer Marchiondo was very lucky considering the circumstances...

guest

BTW do cops retire after 20 or 25 years on the job?

guest

These hooligans were not passing between cars - they were hanging out there, and yes, it is illegal in both cases. This just goes to show how misinformed people are, by the looks of these comments. Anyhow, it's good to know the officer will recover and that the perp is removed from society.

guest

Any male attacking a female is a scumbag. And then to shoot? Glad this one is not going to do that ever again.

And all you friggin idiots who are more outraged that he was detained for passing between cars (which IS illegal) than what this scumbag did should be ashamed of yourselves.

guest

all this because a guy was walking between cars????

during rush hour?????

guest

I've passed through cars, and even I recognize that it is often dangerous. (Most non-criminals passing through cars I've seen have had Starbucks coffee in one hand, iPod in another, sometimes even holding a kid's hand -- that's just not very conducive to keeping one's balance between cars while the train is moving.) So don't be a dope. It's for your own good as well. I don't do it anymore.

guest

what a load of crap. passing between cars should not be illegal.

guest

It is against the law to pass through the cars anyway, regardless of ties to other crimes. Yes, everyone has passed through cars, as have I, but there is at least a correlation between passing through cars and other crimes, as people who do so are often looking for targets. Statistically, at least, it bears out.

guest

i'm a little confused though. why were they removed from the train - because they were passing through cars? who hasn't ever done that? why would that be a reason to detain someone? yes, i know the guy turned out to have a record but not everyone does. and even if people have records it doesn't mean that passing through subway cars = committing another crime. maybe i'm missing something here?