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"Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on a 2 express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States.

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1984 New York City Subway shooting

Shooting of four Black teenagers by Bernhard Goetz

On December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz shot four black young adults on a New York City Subway train in Manhattan after they allegedly tried to rob him. All four victims survived, though one, Darrell Cabey, was paralyzed and suffered brain damage as a result of his injuries. Goetz…
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2 (New York City Subway service)

Rapid transit service

The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored red since it uses the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan.
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Manhattan

Borough and county in New York, US

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip…
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December 22

Day of the year

December 22 is the 356th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; nine days remain until the end of the year.
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