A Brooklyn resident opened fire on MTA fare inspectors at a B82 Select Bus Service stop in April 2023. Prosecutors said members of the MTA EAGLE fare-enforcement team asked him to pay a $2.75 fare, and after the bus left without him, he returned, pulled a loaded .45-caliber pistol from his backpack, and fired 10 rounds. One inspector was grazed in the right calf, while others dove for cover. The wounded inspector was treated and released at Kings County Hospital. Investigators recovered shell casings and bullets, and surveillance footage helped identify the shooter, who was arrested the next day. He pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree attempted murder and received a 15-year prison sentence.
"Prosecutors say members of the MTA's EAGLE fare‑enforcement team boarded a B82 Select Bus Service bus at Flatlands Avenue and Louisiana Avenue and asked White to pay the $2.75 fare. When the bus left without him, they say, he returned to the stop, pulled a loaded .45‑caliber pistol from his backpack and fired 10 rounds at the inspectors, grazing one in the right calf, according to a press release. The wounded inspector was treated and released at Kings County Hospital."
"Investigators recovered nine shell casings and two bullets at the scene, and surveillance footage helped identify White, who was arrested the following day, prosecutors said. The case involved a shooting at a transit stop where inspectors were targeted during a fare check, and the evidence gathered at the scene and from video surveillance played a role in identifying the defendant."
"The defendant, 52‑year‑old Samuel White of Starrett City, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2026, to four counts of second‑degree attempted murder and was sentenced on May 26 by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Adam Perlmutter to 15 years in prison. District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said "violence against transit workers will not be tolerated in Brooklyn," signaling his office's ongoing focus on attacks in the transit system."
"Patrick Daley, the inspector who was grazed during the shooting, told the New York Daily News he was "feeling relieved that we got him, and justice was served today." Outside the courthouse, MTA officials and union representatives said the prison term sends a clear message that assaults on workers carry serious consequences."
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