Prosecutors Say New York Subway Shooting May Have Been Self Defense

NYPD officers stand aboard a train at the West Fourth Street subway station, in New York, on Jan. 13, 2024. Peter K. Afriyie/AP Photo, File

NEW YORK—A man who shot and critically wounded another passenger on a New York City subway train may have acted in self-defense and will not immediately be charged with any crime, prosecutors said Friday.