Man is shot dead in Bronx subway

A 45-year-old man was shot to death on a subway in the Bronx early Friday morning, police said.

The man was hit in the chest just after 5 a.m. aboard a southbound D train near the 182nd-183rd Streets station, police said. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified three men dressed in all black as potential suspects and said they fled the train after the shooting.

It is not clear what led to the shooting or whether the victim knew his attackers. No arrests have been made, police said.

The northbound and southbound B and D trains passed through the station as police continued their investigation, police said Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Shootings on the New York subway are rare and constitute a fraction of gun crimes in New York City. But the trains have been the setting for several outbreaks of violence this year.

Earlier this month, a 35-year-old man was killed and five other people were injured during the evening rush hour at the Mount Eden Avenue station in the Bronx. And in January, a 45-year-old father of three was fatally shot aboard the No. 3 train in Brooklyn after intervening in an argument.

This is a developing story and will be updated.