Monday 23 May 2022 09:07 PM Eric Adams admits Goldman Sachs subway shooting murder is 'every New Yorker's ... trends now
Mayor Eric Adams admitted today that the subway shooting murder of a Goldman Sachs worker on Sunday is every New Yorker's 'worst nightmare' - as he faces criticism for not cracking down on the city's crime enough to find the man responsible for it.
Daniel Enriquez, 48, was riding the Q train from his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn, to Manhattan on Sunday morning when a gunman, believed to be Andrew Abdullah, opened fire as the train was crossing the Manhattan Bridge.
The assailant fled out of the subway station and remains at large. The subway has become so dangerous that many New Yorkers opt not to take it at all.
On Sunday, Enriquez had planned to take an Uber to brunch but prices were surging due to the extreme heat. He took the train because the journey cost double what it normally does - around $20 - something that New Yorkers are noticing more and more.
Adams was asked about the shooting at a press conference on Monday afternoon and admitted that it was 'every New Yorker's worst nightmare'.
Eric Adams at one of two press conferences on Monday where he addressed Sunday's shooting. He apologized to Enriquez's family and said he knows it is his duty to protect the city
Enriquez was heading from his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn over the Manhattan Bridge when the gunman opened fire without warning at about 11:42 am
'It is their worst nightmare. I use the subway a lot. I'm in the system a lot and it's unimaginable.'
'You’re sitting down, going to brunch, going to visit a family member, a person walks up to you and shoots you for no reason. Not a dispute — which is horrific to do it when [there is] a dispute — but that is the worst nightmare,' he said.
Adams said it was 'his responsibility' to find the killer and attempted to drown out critics as 'well-oiled Twitter users'.
He said they are 'attacking everything we do to keep the city safe' and called it 'noise'.
He has vowed to place high tech gun-detecting machines in subway stations, but he has not indicated when he plans to do it.
This is the unidentified suspect who is believed to have shot dead Daniel Enriquez on the subway on Sunday at 11.42am
Tape and blood are streaked across the staircase down to the subway on Sunday afternoon following the attack
Police are still searching for the gunman after he fled the Canal Street station in Lower Manhattan Sunday morning
He apologized to Enriquez's family, saying: 'It is my responsibility to keep New Yorkers safe. My heart goes out to that family, I am sorry that they lost their loved one.
'We have to continue to make sure that we’re not losing our loved ones. I understand their pain, and I have to make sure the city is safe, and I want that obligation.'
While he remains on-the-run and while the victim's family grieves, Mayor Eric Adams is said to be considering a presidential campaign after less than six months into his job.
Critics have slammed the Democrat for not focusing on the issues in his own city before raising his ambitions towards the White House.
'Someone alert @NYCMayor that before he runs for President he needs to fix a few things in NYC,' FOX Business's Charles Gasparino tweeted.
The shooting on Sunday occurred in broad daylight at 11:42 a.m. before the shooter fled from Canal Street station and remains on the run.
Griselda Vile, Enriquez' sister, spoke on Sunday night about the pain her family was suffering as a result of the attack.
Goldman CEO David Solomon said in a statement that the firm was 'devastated' by the man's death. He had worked there for nine years.
'Daniel Enriquez was a dedicated and beloved member of the Goldman Sachs family for nine years.
'He worked
