Suspect Arrested in Fatal Brooklyn Subway Shooting Now Faces Murder and Weapon Charges

The New York Police Department reported an arrest in the case of the fatal subway shooting that occurred on September 4 at Brooklyn’s Rockaway Ave. station. According to

News 12

, 57-year-old Donald Haywood was taken into custody on Tuesday, with charges including murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

The arrest comes two months after the incident where 47-year-old Freddie Weston was tragically shot in the head while on his way to work in what has now been a widely reported case. As the investigation unraveled, the NYPD worked to carefully piece together evidence leading up to Haywood’s apprehension. In a sorrowful twist to the narrative, the deceased victim’s brother, Derrick Weston, is an MTA train operator who drives through the site of his brother’s murder daily. “I have to pull my train into the station where it happened and that’s really a hard pill for me,” Derrick Weston said in a statement obtained by

the Daily News

. “I just say, I have to pray. I have to pray. I have to pray.”

As noted by police sources, Haywood’s criminal background includes seven prior arrests. His most recent arrest before this incident was 2017 for a weapons charge. The details of those previous charges, while not central to the current case, paint a concerning history of encounters with law enforcement that now culminate in this latest and most severe accusation.

The court appearance Wednesday saw Haywood face the charges and the family of Freddie Weston, who expressed their grief and quest for justice. Weston’s family conveyed their emotions and determination to see this case to its resolution, stating their presence in the courtroom in coverage by

News 12

.

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