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A subway service is disrupted as the NYPD investigates the Upper West Side shooting
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A subway service is disrupted as the NYPD investigates the Upper West Side shooting

Police say several subway lines were disrupted Thursday morning as the suspect in an Upper West Side shooting fled via public transportation.

NYPD officials said a 47-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and leg by an unknown person around 9:15 a.m. near West 68th Street and Columbus Avenue.

Police said the victim was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in stable condition. The suspect ran into the subway at the 72nd Street and Central Park West station.

Police said the investigation was continuing.

Service was disrupted or diverted on the A, B, C and D lines, as well as on the southbound M7 and M11 buses.

This is a developing story based on preliminary police information and may be updated.