BROOKLYN: Shoplifter Fatally Struck By Train

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Brooklyn – On Thursday at 3:45 PM NYPD Responded to a robbery of a Metro PCS store located at 1401 Ave Z within the confines of 61PCT. Perp fled location into the NYC Transit system at Sheepshead Bay station running Northbound on the tracks towards Neck Road Station. Perpetrator was struck by a moving train while attempting to flee the police in between the Sheepshead Bay & Neck Road Stations. NYPD ESU & Transit workers were on the scene to remove the body from the tracks. Medical Examiner has removed the body pending an investigation into the cause of death | Cameraman: Matt Rosen