Multiple people shot in New York City subway

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At least 13 people have been injured, including five from gunfire. in an incident during morning rush hour at a New York subway station.

According to police, shots were fired at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park around 08:30 local time (12:30 GMT) on Tuesday.

Photos from the scene show bloodied passengers lying on the station floor. Undetonated explosive devices were also found on the scene.

The suspected gunman is on the loose.

Described as a man in an orange construction vest and possibly wearing a gas mask, he is believed to have fled the scene. No motive for his actions has yet been identified.

A spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams called on New Yorkers "to stay away from this area for their safety and so that first responders can help those in need and investigate".

At least four train lines are also said to be delayed in both directions.

Map of Tuesday's shooting incident
Law enforcement sources say the suspect opened fire from the platform and threw a smoke bomb inside an R line train that had just pulled into the station.

New York's fire department told the BBC it originally received a call about smoke inside the station.

But officials arrived to find several people shot and injured.

Police have said there are now no active explosive devices inside the station.

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[Champ_Pal]

Fox News reporting that the suspect is a Black male. More details awaited.

 

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New York City police have named "a person of interest" after a morning rush-hour shooting at a subway station that left more than 20 people injured.

Police said they were looking for Frank R James, 62, in connection with the attack as he had rented a U-Haul van that may be linked to the shooting.

The key to the van, rented in Philadelphia, was found at the scene.

"We are looking to determine if he has any connection to the train," NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) asked "anyone with information on his whereabouts" to call a hotline.

Mr James has not been named as a suspect in the attack. Being identified as a person of interest means police believe he may have information concerning the crime.

A handout image by the New York City Police Department of Frank R. James, 62, who police are identifying as a "person of interest" in the Brooklyn subway shooting. The image shows two pictures of a black man. In one he wears an orange t-shirt, in the other he is wearing a seatbelt in a vehicle.

The New York Times reports that Mr James, who has addresses in Wisconsin and Philadelphia, appears to have posted dozens of videos on social media in recent years, in which he expresses bigoted views. More recently he had also criticised New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

In a briefing late on Tuesday, police gave more details of the incident which saw a male attacker detonate two smoke grenades and open fire at Brooklyn's 36th Street station.

The attack unfolded shortly before 08:30 local time (12:30 GMT) on Tuesday, and police said the man had a Glock 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.

"He then fired that weapon at least 33 times, striking 10 people," police chief Mr Essig said. Seven men and three women were shot.

Images from the scene showed bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the smoke-filled station.

Another 13 people "suffered injuries related to smoke inhalation, falling down or a panic attack", the police chief said.

All of the victims are expected to survive.

"The male then fled the scene, and detectives are actively trying to determine his whereabouts," Ms Essig said.

Investigators found the Glock handgun, three extended magazines, a hatchet and a range of potential incendiary devices at the scene.

A $50,000 (£38,450) reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.

Police say the gunman was roughly 5ft 5in tall and 170lb (77kg). He was said to be wearing a construction vest, grey hooded sweatshirt, and a gas mask.

The attacker's motive was not immediately known.

Law enforcement officers stand guard at the scene of the shooting in the Brooklyn borough of New York City
New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said earlier on Tuesday that the shooting was not initially being treated as an act of terrorism.

Witnesses have described hearing people shouting for medical assistance and fleeing in panic. Brooklyn resident Yayha Ibrahim said he saw people running from the 36th Street station.

"I saw a lady, she was shot right in her leg and she was screaming for help," he told Reuters news agency. Rescue workers "did a good job of coming quick and fast, and the ambulance came in and they took her", he added.

"My subway door opened into calamity. It was smoke and blood and people screaming," eyewitness Sam Carcamo told the Associated Press. He added that a billow of smoke poured out of the train once its doors opened.

Initial police investigations into what happened may have been hampered by a failure in the station's surveillance system.

"At that particular station there appeared to be some form of malfunction with the camera system," Mayor Adams later said.

Responding to the attack, President Joe Biden expressed gratitude to "all the first responders who jumped into action, including civilians who didn't hesitate to help their fellow passengers."

US cities have seen a rise in gun violence over the past two years.

"This insanity that is seizing our city has to stop," New York Governor Kathy Hochul said after the attack. "We say no more. No more mass shootings. No more disrupting lives."

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Shooter is apparently some black guy.

He was angry about homeless people in NY. Also, he was complaining about his mental health.

I guess he just snapped.

He should pay the price though. Injured a lot of people unnecessarily.

 

[James]

Sad news.

 

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The man accused of unleashing a barrage of gunfire on a subway train in New York City will be held without bail until trial on federal terror charges.

Frank James, 62, appeared in court on Thursday, for allegedly violating a law barring "terrorist attacks or other violence" against mass transit systems.

He was apprehended following a huge manhunt for the lone suspect behind the attack, which injured 23 people.

He did not enter a plea. His lawyer requested a psychiatric report.

If convicted, he faces life behind bars.

The suspect "committed a heinous and premeditated attack on ordinary New Yorkers during their morning subway commute", said US Attorney Breon Pearce in a statement announcing the charges.

Police alleged the defendant donned a gas mask and threw two smoke grenades on the floor of a Manhattan-bound N train before opening fire around 08:30 (12:30 GMT) local time on Tuesday.

He is accused of shooting 10 people and injuring at least another 13.

The suspect escaped after the attack, police said, but left behind several incriminating personal items, including a key to a U-Haul van that he had rented, as well as a bank card with his name on it. There was also a Glock 9mm handgun legally purchased in Ohio under the name "Frank Robert James".

He reportedly called police himself to report his whereabouts on Wednesday, US media said, citing sources in law enforcement.

The suspect, who had recent addresses in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, had nine previous arrests in New York and three in New Jersey, police said on Wednesday.

No details about his alleged motive have yet been provided.

According to prosecutors, he published a variety of videos online making statements about the New York City subway system, occasionally addressing New York City Mayor Eric Adams as he complained about the "homeless situation" on subway cars.

In one video, prosecutors said, the accused said: "And so the message to me is: I should have just gotten a gun, and started shooting."

NYPD acknowledged in a statement on Thursday that the cameras were not working at three stations during the attack because of what the department described as a technical issue.

But it said claims that the lack of station footage had delayed the manhunt were "unfair and misleading".

NYPD said that cameras in other parts of the subway system had helped track the suspect's movements.

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