A Transport Workers Union Local 100 employee, Jaime M. English, was fatally shot on the evening of Monday, February 12th, inside a crew room at 14th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. English, who had been a Collecting Agent with the union since 2001, was a husband and father.
Details surrounding the shooting and a potential motive were not immediately released as police began their investigation into the circumstances of his death.
Coworkers expressed their shock at the news, remembering English as a friendly and easygoing person who was well-liked. The Transport Workers Union Local 100 mourned his loss and organized a collection to provide financial assistance to his grieving family. Funeral services were scheduled to be held on Wednesday, February 18th, at the St. John's FBH Baptist Church in Brooklyn. As of the initial reports, no information regarding any suspects or arrests has been made available to the public.
