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More than a week after the deadly shooting at the Potomac Avenue Metro station, riders are still in shock and concerned about their safety.

Metro riders will see an increased police presence at some stations starting Friday as part of Metro's new partnership with DC Police to reduce crime.

D.C. police and Metro Transit Police want to make riding public transportation safer.

On Friday, a local man was reunited with a woman he's calling a hero after she saved his life during the deadly shooting rampage that happened on Wednesday at the Potomac Avenue Metro station.

FOX 5 spoke with Shante Trumpet, the woman who helped disarm the gunman at the Potomac Avenue Metro stop Wednesday.

The scene outside the Potomac Avenue Metro station is much different Wednesday night. 

The Ballston and East Falls Church Metro stations are among those set to be impacted by a multi-week closure starting in June.

Metro announced Thursday that they're increasing the frequency of Blue, Orang and Red line trains in February. 

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plans to temporarily close several stations along the Green, Orange and Silver lines this summer to allow for“maintenance and modernization.”

A teenager has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting that took place outside the Southern Avenue Metro station on Sunday, according to police.