11-year-old believed to be subway surfing killed in Park Slope
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An 11-year-old boy believed to be subway surfing was killed in Brooklyn on Monday morning. It happened on a northbound G Train at the 4th Avenue-9th Street station around 11 a. m. It was initially believed the victim was between the ages of 13 and 15, but police later shared that the victim was 11. Police sources say the victim was subway surfing at the time of the incident when he fell off the train and onto the tracks.
Interim NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow released the following statement: "This is another avoidable heart-wrenching reminder that riding outside trains is not a game and the subway is not a social media studio. It should not take more tragic termination of young lives for parents and classmates of those who would climb on top of subway cars to help them comprehend the devastating risk. " Mayor Adams also released a statement via X.