Daniel Enriquez, who was shot and killed inside a New York Metropolis subway automotive on Sunday, labored for Goldman Sachs for 9 years and was described by the funding banking firm as a "beloved" worker.

The 48-year-old was shot within the chest in an alleged unprovoked incident whereas driving the Q prepare towards decrease Manhattan round 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, the New York Police Division (NYPD) advised Newsweek. The unidentified gunman shortly fled the scene as quickly because the prepare automotive pulled into the Canal Avenue station, and stays at giant.

The capturing marks the newest incident in a sequence of lethal assaults throughout town's public transit system. Final month, a mass capturing on the N prepare in Brooklyn left 23 individuals injured, and in January, a girl was shoved to her loss of life on the tracks within the metropolis's fashionable Occasions Sq. station.

Enriquez's loss of life has been described by household and associates as a "devastating" crime and is one thing out of a "horror film." On Monday, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon referred to as the incident a "mindless tragedy" and supplied condolences to his household.

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Daniel Enriquez, 48, was shot and killed on the Q prepare in New York Metropolis Sunday morning in an allegedly unprovoked incident. Above, individuals journey the Q prepare on November 9, 2021 in New York Metropolis. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos

"Daniel Enriquez was a devoted and beloved member of the Goldman Sachs household for 9 years. He labored diligently to assist our Macro Analysis crew in New York and epitomized our tradition of collaboration and excellence," Solomon added in an announcement, in accordance with Insider. "We're devastated by this mindless tragedy and our deepest sympathies are with Dan's household at this tough time."

Enriquez lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and was on his method to Sunday brunch in Manhattan when he was shot. His sister, Griselda Vile, advised TheNew York Occasions that he had largely been avoiding public transit because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Witnesses advised the NYPD that the suspect was pacing forwards and backwards within the prepare automotive, and with out provocation, pulled out a gun and fired at Enriquez at shut vary whereas the prepare crossed the Manhattan Bridge.

NYPD Chief of Division Kenneth Corey mentioned Sunday throughout a press convention that Enriquez and the gunman had no interplay earlier than the capturing. The suspect has been described as a heavy-set dark-skinned male, carrying a darkish sweatshirt, an orange T-shirt, grey sweatpants and white sneakers.

An NYPD spokesperson advised Newsweek Monday that the investigation is ongoing and that no arrests have been made.

"Assist us discover this man. There's different individuals driving the prepare. We have now a few of them, others who noticed one thing. Perhaps somebody who took a photograph or some video on their cellphone, share it with us," Corey urged.

The most recent capturing presents an enormous impediment for Mayor Eric Adams, a former New York police officer, who vowed to assist cut back violent crime and enhance subway security. Final week, he urged town's enterprise leaders to return to the subway system of their commute to work following dwindling ridership all through the pandemic.

The mayor referred to as Enriquez's loss of life a "horrific" assault Sunday and vowed that the gunman would quickly be caught, including that his administration would proceed to extend police presence within the subways, in accordance with the Occasions.

"What the aim is, and what we will proceed to do, is the omnipresence of cops," he mentioned.