Subway shooting in Brooklyn 23 individuals were injured after a gunman fired 33 shots; the attacker is still on the loose.

  • April 13, 2022, 11:14 a.m.

Police mounted an intense manhunt Tuesday for a gunman who set off two smoke bombs and opened fire in a New York subway car, injuring 23 people in a morning rush-hour attack that prompted new calls to fight a surge of violence in the city’s transit system. Police said the gunman was believed to have acted alone and immediately fled the crime scene.

A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off a smoke grenade and fired a barrage of at least 33 bullets into a rush-hour subway train. Police were scouring the city for the shooter and trying to track down the renter of a van possibly connected to the violence.

Ten people were hit directly by gunfire, including five hospitalized in critical but stable condition, authorities said. Police said 13 more people suffered from smoke inhalation or were otherwise injured in the chaos as panicked riders fled the smoke-filled subway car. All of the victims were expected to survive their injuries, police said.

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10:57 (IST) on 13 April 2022

Hours after the shooting, New York's governor rides the subway to reassure commuters.

Hours after the shooting that injured nearly two dozen commuters, New York Governor Kathy Hochul posted a photo on social media showing her riding the train. 

She wrote on Twitter: "Thank you to our MTA [Metropolitan Transit Authority] workers who always keep New Yorkers moving." 

10:05 (IST) on April 13, 2022

Here's what we know so far about the New

York City subway shooting: Here’s what we know so far.

An everyday morning commute turned into a scene of horror Tuesday, with witnesses describing a smoke-filled underground car, an onslaught of at least 33 bullets, screaming riders running through a station, and bloodied people lying on the platform as others tended to them.

A rider's videos show a person in a hooded sweatshirt raising an arm and pointing at something as five bangs sound.

Sitting in the back of the train’s second car, the gunman tossed two smoke grenades on the floor, pulled out a Glock 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and started firing, Chief of Detectives James Essig told The Associated Press. He said the police found the weapon, along with extended magazines, a hatchet, detonated and undetonated smoke grenades, a black garbage can, a rolling cart, gasoline, and the key to a U-Haul van. 

13:15 (IST) on APR 13, 2022

Where is the CCTV footage?

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is responsible for transportation in the New York City area, announced last year that it had installed security cameras in all 472 subway stations citywide. But cameras weren't working at three stations where police went to look for evidence Tuesday, Chief of Detectives James Essig said.

According to an AP report, MTA system chief Janno Lieber told TV interviewers he didn't know why the cameras malfunctioned.

As police searched for the shooter, Gov. Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers to be vigilant. "This individual is still on the loose. This person is dangerous, "hochul said. The attack unfolded at 08:34

(IST) on March 13, 2022.

At least 23 people were injured, five critically, in an attack at the 36th Street subway stop in Sunset Park after a man released two smoke grenades and started shooting. The following graphic card from the New York Times explains how the attack unfolded. 

13: 08:16 (IST) — APR 13, 2022

A 62-year-old

man sought by police left a trail of troubling videos online.

The man whom the police have identified as a person of interest in the subway attack in Brooklyn appears to have posted dozens of videos on social media in recent years—lengthy rants in which he expressed a range of harshly bigoted views and, more recently, criticised the policies of New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams.

The police released a screenshot of James, taken from a YouTube video posted by a channel belonging to the username prophetoftruth88.

The videos featured a man — who appeared to be the same man in a picture released by the police — delivering extended tirades, many of them overtly concerned with race and violence, often tying those subjects in with current events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the policies of Adams. Two law enforcement officials said that James was the person featured in the channel’s videos. 

07:48 (IST) April 13, 2022

After criticism over surge pricing, Ubernow caps fares in New York City.

Ride-sharing app Following the shooting in the Brooklyn subway, Uber announced that it had capped fares across New York City. The app was criticised on social media for implementing surge pricing in the aftermath of the shooting. Uber said it will work on refunding those who have been affected by the hike in fares.

07:43 (IST) April 13, 2022

Videos show a familiar New York morning erupting into chaos. In

videos captured inside a smoke-choked subway car, commuters can be seen hunching into their collars, pulling sleeves and hoods across their faces, trying to breathe. Before the doors open, there are few panicked screams — just the familiar muffled shriek of a rush hour train on its tracks, punctuated by moans of pain.

When the familiar "ding" of the doors opening sounds at the next stop, riders burst off, gasping amid curls of smoke.

"There’s been a shooting!" a woman says as she flees. Behind her, a man limps out of the car.

07:33 (IST) on April 13, 2022

Who is Frank James, the "person of interest" in the investigation?

At an early evening news briefing, police named a "person of interest" in the investigation as Frank James, who investigators believed had rented the U-Haul vehicle.

Police said they recovered the key to the van at the crime scene and that it had been rented in Philadelphia. James had addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, officials said.

The subway assailant was described by police from eyewitness accounts as a man of heavy build, wearing an orange vest, a gray sweatshirt, a green helmet, and a surgical mask.

07:04 (IST) April 13, 2022

The New York subway shootings are a new test of the mayor's promise to police gun violence.

Eric Adams ran for mayor of New York City with campaign ads featuring old photographs of him in his police uniform and a vow to secure a pandemic-scarred metropolis against the gun violence that surged alongside COVID-19.

On his 102nd day in office, Adams, a former police captain, faced the latest challenge in his efforts to allay New Yorkers' fears: A gunman opened fire on a subway car Tuesday morning, shooting 10 people.

Violent crime has risen across the United States since the pandemic, and New York City has been no exception. While the city remains one of the safest in the country and far less dangerous than it was in the 1990s, when Adams was rising through the New York City Police Department's ranks, the new mayor has revived some of the tough-on-crime policing tactics associated with that era under the Republican mayor, Rudy Giuliani. (Reuters)

05:43 (IST) 13 APR 2022

Police focus on a van renter in the Brooklyn subway shooting probe.

A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off a smoke grenade and fired a barrage of at least 33 bullets into a rush-hour subway train, shooting at least 10 people. Tuesday, authorities said. Police were scouring the city for the shooter and trying to track down the renter of a van possibly connected to the violence.

A scene of horror unfolded as frightened commuters ran from the train as others limped out of it. At least one rider collapsed on the platform.

"My subway door opened into calamity. It was smoke and blood and people screaming, "eyewitness Sam Carcamo told radio station 1010 WINS. He added that smoke poured out of the train car as the door opened.

Five people were in critical condition but were expected to survive. At least 29 people in all were treated at hospitals for gunshot wounds, smoke inhalation and other conditions, according to hospitals.

The gunfire erupted on a train that pulled into a station in the Sunset Park neighbourhood, about a 15-minute ride from Manhattan and predominantly home to Hispanic and Asian communities.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the attack was not being investigated as terrorism, but that she was "not ruling out anything." The shooter's motive was unknown.

Authorities found a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun at the scene, along with extended magazines, a hatchet, both detonated and undetonated smoke grenades, a black garbage can, a rolling cart, gasoline, and the key to a U-Haul van, Chief of Detectives James Essig said.

He said the key led investigators to the van renter, who they said has addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin. Authorities were looking for him, but Essig stressed that it wasn't yet clear whether the man was linked to the shooting. (AP)

05:41 (IST) 13 APR 2022

Person of interest named in NYC subway shooting

New York City police named Frank R. James, 62, as a "person of interest" in the subway shooting. James has addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin. NYC Police have also announced a $50,000 reward for any information. 

21:58 (IST) on April 12, 2022

In pictures: The Brooklyn subway shooting

According to reports, fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood found at least 13 people were hurt during the incident. Check out the entire gallery.

Wounded people lie at the 36th Street subway station in New York City, New York, US. At least five people were shot in New York City during a morning rush hour attack on Tuesday, law enforcement sources said.

New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers check Manhattan subways after a shooting at a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, April 12, 2022. (Reuters)

Photos from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station. In this pic, police officers walk near the scene of the shooting at the subway station in the Brooklyn borough, New York, U.S. (Reuters)

21:40 (IST) 12 April 2022

NYC shooting: The Indian Consulate General says they are monitoring the situation.

The Consulate General of India in New York is monitoring the horrific shooting incident at a subway station in Brooklyn and is in touch with the local authorities.

Consul General Randhir Jaiswal told PTI that the Consulate is monitoring the situation and "we are in touch with authorities." Later, there was also a tweet by the Consulate in which it said: "Deeply disturbed by the horrific shooting in Brooklyn today." We are in touch with the local authorities. Our prayers and thoughts are with those injured. " Police are investigating a horrifying incident of shooting at a New York City subway station during the early morning rush hour Tuesday in which "multiple people" were shot and smoke was seen coming from the train station.

The New York Police Department tweeted that "in regard to the multiple people shot at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn, there are NO active explosive devices at this time." The police are asking witnesses to call law enforcement with any information and are advising people to stay clear of the area. 

21:04 (IST) 12 APR 2022

"Man in construction suit, gas mask" is an NYPD suspect.

Preliminary information indicates that the suspect behind the shooting at a subway station in Brooklyn on Tuesday was a man wearing a construction vest and a gas mask, the Associated Press reported. At least five people were shot and injured at the subway station during an attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform and police searching for the shooter.

At least 11 people were being treated at two local hospitals. 

20:48 (IST) on 12 April 2022

Multiple photos and videos showing the aftermath of the incident have emerged. At least 13 people were injured, including five by gunshots, at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York City on Tuesday morning.

A fire department spokesman, however, did not provide further details on the victims’ injuries and conditions. 

20:21 (IST) on April 12th, 2022

Multiple people were shot in a New York City subway station, and trains halted.

20:19 (IST) on April 12, 2022

Psaki

briefed the President on the latest developments regarding the subway shooting. On Tuesday, White

House press secretary Jennifer Rene Psaki said that President Joe Biden has been briefed on the latest developments regarding the New York City subway shooting. In a tweet, she said, "White

House senior staff are in touch with Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Sewell to offer any assistance needed."

20:14 (IST) on April 12, 2022

NYPD warns people to stay away from the area.

The New York Police Department has warned people to stay away from the area, which is known for its thriving Chinatown, views of the Statue of Liberty and Industry City, a sprawling warehouse district that has become home to many creative businesses.

19:59 (IST) on April 12, 2022

A video

shows people running for their lives.

19:53 (IST) on April 12, 2022

No active explosive devices were found. NYPD

New York City Police Department (NYPD) officials, who are investigating the incident, said that during preliminary searches, no active explosive devices were found at the scene of the Brooklyn subway incident. A spokesperson said US

Attorney General Merrick Garland has received a preliminary briefing and is monitoring the situation.

Police and federal agents searched into the early hours of Wednesday for a man who set off smoke bombs and sprayed fellow passengers with gunfire aboard a New York City subway car, injuring more than 20 people before he fled the scene.

The attack erupted during the Tuesday morning commuter rush as the Manhattan-bound "N Line" train was pulling into an underground station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood, the latest burst of seemingly random violence that has plagued the city's transit system in recent years.

 A photo of the van that police say is connected to the shooting at a subway station as law enforcement officers conduct an investigation in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, April 12, 2022. (Reuters)

Police said 10 people were struck directly by gunfire, five of whom were hospitalized in critical but stable condition, while 13 others suffered respiratory distress or were otherwise injured in the crush of frantic riders fleeing the smoke-filled subway car. Some injured passengers collapsed as they poured onto the platform of the 36th Street station.

All of the victims were expected to survive their injuries, police said in an evening news conference, in which authorities also offered rewards totalling $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect they believed acted alone.

The manhunt was initially centred around a U-Haul van, found hours afterwards parked on a Brooklyn street, and on a "person of interest" identified by police as Frank James, who was believed to have rented the vehicle in Philadelphia. Police said they recovered the key to the van at the crime scene and that James had addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin.

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