Bystander shot by police at Brooklyn subway station has brain damage: sources

Editor's note: A previous version of this story misstated the severity of the bystander's injury. The story has been updated.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A bystander who was shot by police officers while they pursued a man accused of fare evasion in a Brooklyn subway station suffered brain damage, sources told PIX11 News on Wednesday.

Officers followed the suspect, Derell Mickles, 37, throughout the Sutter Avenue subway station on Sunday after he allegedly didn't pay the $2.90 fare, according to the NYPD. He is accused of charging at the officers with a knife, which is when they fired their guns, police said.

Mickles, two bystanders, and an NYPD officer were all injured in the shooting, according to police. The 49-year-old bystander was shot in the head, sources said.

The bystander, identified by his family as Gregory Delpeche, was heading to work when shots rang out. Delpeche had surgery to reduce swelling in his brain.

His family is looking into hiring a lawyer.

Another bystander, a 26-year-old woman, was grazed in the leg, according to sources.

Mickles was charged with attempted assault, theft of services, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. He's in critical condition, police said.

This story comprises reporting from The Associated Press.