WASHINGTON – The viral image of a 4-foot-long shark found dead on a New York City subway train left people wondering, “what the….?”

The mystery may be over.

According to OraTV, Gothamist reports a man says he and his children found the shark when it washed ashore at Coney Island.

The man, identified only as Dominick, said another man took the shark, and apparently decided to dump it on the N train.

The shark was pictured with a cigarette in its mouth and a Red Bull energy drink nearby.

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