Vigilante gunman on the loose after firing at would-be mugger inside NYC subway station, suspect ‘known to police’: MTA

Panhandler Matthew Roesch, 49, was trying to “forcibly” snatch a 40-year-old woman’s belongings inside the 49th Street N, R and W station around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday when a bystander opened fire toward the would-be thief, cops said.