Midtown subway shooting: Desperate search for gunman who killed man during argument on platform

Police have launched a desperate manhunt for the suspect who shot a man dead on board a subway station platform in Midtown on Saturday afternoon. The NYPD released images of the alleged gunman behind the murder on the Queens-bound platform of the 7th Avenue station on the E line, below 53rd Street, at about 12:21 p.m. on Oct. 17. Published reports indicated that the suspect and victim became embroiled in an argument at the location before the shooting took place. Officers from the Midtown North Precinct and Transit District 1 responded to the incident and found the victim, an unidentified man, with a gunshot wound to his chest. EMS rushed the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Police have not yet released the victim's identity. [caption id="attachment_137875852" align="alignnone" width="687"] Cops said the suspected shooter had fled the station on foot after firing the fatal shot. He was last seen heading northbound on 7th Avenue. Polic