Remembering the Long Island Rail Road massacre 30 years later
On Dec. 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire on the Long Island Rail Road 5:33 p.m. train. Six people were killed.
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On Dec. 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire on the Long Island Rail Road 5:33 p.m. train. Six people were killed.
Thirty years ago, a gunman opened fire on a Long Island Rail Road car, turning the evening commute into a massacre on Dec. 7, 1993. Three decades later, the nation grapples with mass shootings on a regular basis. It's the subject of a new CBS New York documentary, "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre," produced by Carolyn Gusoff, who covered the shooting at the time. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3GxMJcF
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Carolyn McCarthy's husband Dennis was killed and son Kevin seriously injured when Colin Ferguson opened fire on the Long Island Rail Road 30 years ago. The tragic shooting forever altered her life, prompting to her run for Congress. She spoke extensively with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Civil rights attorney Ronald Kuby and his late partner William Kunstler were Colin Ferguson's pre-trial lawyer. Kuby spoke CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Delton Dove was the foreman of the jury that decided Colin Ferguson's fate. He spoke for the first time about his experience with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Frank Barker was shot five times during Colin Ferguson's rampage on a Long Island Rail Road train car nearly 30 years ago. He spoke extensively with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff as part of her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Mi Won Kim's sister Mi Kyung Kim was murdered in Colin Ferguson's rampage aboard a Long Island Rail Road train nearly 30 years ago. She spoke with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for our documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Next week marks 30 years since one of the nation's first public mass shootings, and it happened on a Long Island Rail Road train. Gusoff was one of the reporters there that night, 30 years ago at the Merillon Avenue train station in Garden City. The suburban community was shattered by what was then unthinkable.
CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan was the first reporter on the scene after Colin Ferguson opened fire on an LIRR train. She worked with our own Carolyn Gusoff on a documentary about the tragic event that took place almost 30 years ago.
Take a look back at some of our coverage of the LIRR massacre and its aftermath, from the time of the original incident, through Colin Ferguson's trial, and more.
The Long Island Rail Road massacre happened 30 years ago next week. This Friday, CBS New York will premiere an hourlong documentary looking back at the tragedy that killed six people and injured 19 others. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff, who directed the documentary, spoke about it with Chris Wragge.
Long before we knew the names Uvalde, Pulse Nightclub, Parkland, and Sandy Hook, the nation was stunned and horrified by the Long Island Rail Road massacre. Watch the trailer for our special documentary, airing Friday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. on CBS News New York.
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Rinaldi also serves as president of Metro-North Railroad and will remain in that role.
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