A close friend of a beloved school crossing guard who was gunned down on a Brooklyn subway on Sunday said he is haunted by images of his friend’s tragic final moments.
Anthony Williams, 53, said he recalled seeing his friend Richard Henderson “bleed to death” every time he closed his eyes.
“I’m still nervous. I didn’t sleep — not too well, not well,” Williams told The Post Tuesday.
“When I close my eyes, I see Richie, my best friend,” Williams continued. “I saw him bleeding to death and the train didn’t stop.”
Henderson, a 45-year-old father of three and grandfather of two daughters, was on his way home with Williams after watching an NFL playoff game when he intervened in a fight over loud music at about 8:15 p.m., police and sources said. said.
Williams said he and his friend “did nothing” to provoke the invasion, but the unidentified gunman opened fire and hit the Crown Heights resident in the back and shoulder.
Richard Henderson, a beloved crossing guard, was shot to death on a Brooklyn subway after breaking up a fight. Handout
Williams yelled at MTA workers to call the police when the train then stopped.
The shooter is described as a short, dark-skinned man wearing brown Timberland boots, jeans and a short leather jacket.
“I want him off the street before he does it again,” Williams said. “He is a crazy man. He does not sympathize with us. He didn’t give an af—k about Richie. He doesn’t give an af—k about me. He just wants to kill us for no reason.”
Henderson, 45, was killed Sunday at the Franklin Avenue station in Crown Heights. Wayne Carrington
Henderson’s shocked family gathered at his in-law’s family home in Brooklyn, where they described the victim as someone who loved to help others and always put his family first.
“He died helping someone,” his brother, Jermaine, told The Post on Monday. “Thats it! He always intervened, he always wanted peace … That’s what he did all his life: Help people.”
The family is still making funeral arrangements, according to his son, Richard Jr.
Henderson (right) with friends in the latest photo. The NYPD is investigating after Henderson was shot on a train at the Franklin Ave subway station in Brooklyn on Sunday. Wayne Carrington
“We just want to lay my father to rest in peace,” Richard Jr. said. to The Post on Tuesday. “He was a great man, a hard worker, a loving grandfather, father, uncle and brother.”
He also confirmed that detectives have spoken to his mother, Jakeba Dockery, as they try to solve the harrowing case.
“He’s a good guy,” Dockery told The Post on Monday. “He doesn’t deserve it. Not that.”
Henderson is a father of three and grandfather of two daughters, his family said. Handout
On Tuesday, Williams said he was still “crazy”. And he stayed in his house because he was worried he might do something if he ran into the shooter.
“They better get it before I get it,” Williams said. “Because I’m going back to jail if I see that.”
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