One straphanger caught up in this week’s horrifying shooting on a packed A-train said she thought it might have been her “final moments.”
Alanie Aucoin-Jackson, 30, was heading to work when she overheard a loud argument inside the subway car.
“And then, the train approaches Hoyt and the doors finally open and I immediately hear gunshots,” Aucoin-Jackson told NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield.
“And in that moment, it just felt like it was life or death, and everybody just started to run and stampede and the first thing I could think of was to immediately get on the subway floor and hide underneath the seats because there’s too many people.”
Dajuan Robinson, 36, allegedly attacked another rider before being shot in the head with his own gun, law enforcement officials said.
Thursday’s shooting occurred as a crowded A train pulled into Hoyt-Schermerhorn streets station, sending riders like Aucoin-Jackson scurrying for cover. @JoyceMeetsWorld/X
Aucoin-Jackson, who lives in Brownsville, said she immediately thought the worst.
“At this point, I had no idea whether or not it was someone in a mass shooting or if it was a personal attack on him,” she said.
“I had no idea if it would continue or if it had stopped because I heard multiple shots and people got hurt, stepped on. It was terrifying honestly, and I started recording because I had no idea if these would be my final moments. As a New Yorker, it’s your worst fear that this can happen.”
Thursday’s shooter, identified by law-enforcement sources and a relative as Younece Obuad, was freed after questioning by authorities.
A step-by-step breakdown of what happened in the Brooklyn subway shooting
A dramatic video showed a 36-year-old in a violent interaction with a 32-year-old (in the yellow shirt) before at least four gunshots rang out on the crowded train.
As the two were fighting, a woman on the train stabbed the 36-year-old in the back, making him bleed.
The 36-year-old then pulled out a gun from his jacket, and charged at the 32-year-old, causing the commuters to erupt into screams. @JoyceMeetsWorld/X-ABC
At least four gunshots were heard just as the train pulled into the A/C Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station.
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Police said the 32-year-old had managed to wrestle the gun away during the struggle and use it against his attacker.
The two strangers tussled for several minutes as others on the train pleaded for them to stop, saying there were children aboard.
“I’m bleeding. You stabbed me, right?” the aggressor asked the woman, with blood beginning to drip down his back.
The 36-year-old, wearing a black hoodie, can be seen with the gun in his hand, according to sources.
Travelers rushed to the opposite end, with several throwing themselves on the floor. @JoyceMeetsWorld/X-ABC
The 32-year-old was arrested before he even stepped onto the platform, NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper said.
Aucoin-Jackson, who captured video of the disturbing rush-hour scuffle, told Banfield she cowered beneath her seat as gunshots erupted.
“People were screaming, and everyone was trying to call 911,” she said.
“I still tear up kind of like thinking of that because I started to record because I didn’t know if this would be my last moment. And it’s such a weird feeling to then come out of it … I probably stayed underneath that seat for like 15 minutes because I couldn’t not come out until the police officers told us because I was shaking.”
Aucion-Jackson, could not be reached for further comment Saturday.
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