Man dies after NYC subway rider puts him in chokehold during train altercation, police and witness say

A man died after a New York City subway rider put him in a chokehold for about 15 minutes following an altercation on a train, according to police and a witness.

The incident, partly captured on cell phone video, happened around 2:27 p.m. Monday on a northbound F train. The 30-year-old man was found unconscious when officers arrived at the Broadway and East Houston Street subway station and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, the New York City Police Department said in a statement Wednesday.