Two men are being questioned by police after a retired corrections officer fatally shot a 32-year-old man at a Brooklyn subway station following an argument during rush hour , authorities said . Gilbert Drogheo , from Harlem , was rushed to hospital after being shot on the mezzanine section of the Borough Hall station at 6.30pm on Tuesday but later passed away in hospital . Two other men , Drogheo 's 29-year-old friend and the retired corrections officer , who is 69 , were taken into custody on Tuesday night and were being questioned on Wednesday , police said . A cell phone video obtained by CBS New York revealed the moment the officer allegedly shot and fatally wounded Drogheo . Altercation : Cell phone footage taken by a witness and shared with CBS New York shows an older man approaching a younger man at the subway station and getting into a scuffle before a shot is heard . Terrifying : A blurred figure can be seen near to where the altercation occurred on Tuesday evening . Police told the New York Times that the argument began when the ex-officer , who was armed with a 9-millimeter handgun , stepped between the two friends as they had a conversation on the train . The clash turned physical and one of the younger men spit on the ex-officer , police told the Times . Another witness told the New York Daily News he overheard one of the assailants use a racial slur in addressing the older man , telling him : ' I got you now , my n***** . ' ' [ The older man ] said , `` I 'm not your n***** , I 'm not your boy , ” ' the witness told the paper . The station PIX11 also reported that two young men were acting ‘ belligerent ’ on their Brooklyn bound 5 train . When the train reached the platform at Borough Station in Downtown Brooklyn , the three men separated . Emergency : Ambulances carry away an injured man ; Gilbert Drogheo was pronounced dead in hospital after he was shot in the torso and the ex-corrections officer was taken away for treatment for a minor injury . Rush hour shooting : A 32-year-old man was fatally shot by a retired corrections officer during the shooting . But in footage captured by a witness and shared with CBS2 , the older man can be seen walking up stairs from the platform to the mezzanine level before encountering one of the younger men . The two exchange words and the older man apparently pushes the younger man , the video shows . Just seconds later , a shot is heard . Drogheo was shot in the torso . Other images captured by witnesses and shared with NBC show a man on the ground . He was rushed to Brooklyn Hospital Center , where he was pronounced dead . The former corrections officer , who has not been named , remained at the scene and was taken by police to Long Island College Hospital for treatment . Neither man has been named and no charges have been filed but both are being questioned . Deadly confrontation : Witnesses said the fight began when the older man stepped between two men . Fight : The 69-year-old gunman was reportedly heard telling his opponents , 'do n't touch me ' before the brawl . Tempers flare : The 69-year-old former jail guard got on the crowded train at Bowling Green station and was trying to walk past the duo when some words were exchanged . Witnesses described the chaotic scene after hearing the gunshot ricochet through the station during one of the busiest travel times of the day . Fatima Manuel told CBS she was confused by the sound at first . 'Like a `` pow , pow '' sound , ' she said . 'Sounded like a firecracker , but then I said : `` No , that 's not a firecracker . That 's more like a gunshot '' . ' . Another subway user , Donny Dushi , added : 'It 's the scariest thing to even hear about . Wherever you are in the city - regardless if it ’ s Brooklyn , the city , Queens , just knowing the transportation you take every day , it can happen to anybody . ' Police say the circumstances of the shooting were still being investigated . Trains bypassed the station after the incident but all entrances at the station had re-opened by 4am on Wednesday . Service disruption : No 4 and 5 trains initially bypassed the Brooklyn station but are now running normally .
The ex-officer got into an argument with two young men aboard a southbound train on Tuesday afternoon after he stepped between them . The three men got off at Borough Hall and the officer and the argument turned physical between the officer and one of the men . Witness video showed the two men briefly scuffling before a shot went off . One of the men , DrogheoGilbert Drogheo , was shot in the torso and rushed to hospital , where he was later pronounced dead . Police said the ex-officer had been carrying a 9-millimeter handgun . Both he and Gilbert Drogheo 's friend , 29 , were being questioned on Wednesday .