NEW YORK — Exclusive video obtained by CBS News New York shows another violent subway crime . This time, a sleeping passenger was targeted during a robbery in Queens.
Prosecutors say that altercation led to a fight, in which the robbery victim killed one of the alleged thieves.
The theft victim, who prosecutors say is homeless, is not facing charges. The robbery suspects, however, faced a judge in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday.
What the video shows
The MTA security video shows a group of five men on a Manhattan-bound 7 train just after midnight on Dec. 22. Prosecutors say two of them stole bags from a sleeping 69-year-old passenger and took them to another car. The theft victim woke up, struck one of the suspects, and a fight started, with at least four different men at some point either grabbing or punching the theft victim.