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Maria Caspani, Jonathan Allen and Rami Ayub
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April 12, 2022 • 1 hour • 3 minutes ago reading • 52 comments
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NEW YORK – Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Tuesday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. the transport system of the city.
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According to the police, it is believed that the attacker acted alone and immediately fled the scene. The attack took place when a subway train to Manhattan on line N stopped at a subway station in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Ten people were directly affected by the shooting, including five hospitalized in critical but stable condition, authorities said.
Police said 13 more people were injured by smoke or were otherwise injured in the chaos as panicked riders fled a smoky subway car. Some collapsed on the sidewalk as they spilled onto the platform of 36th Street Station. The fire department said that two of the injured received medical assistance on the spot.
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All victims are expected to survive their injuries, police said.
New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Keechant Sewell said a U-Haul minibus believed to be linked to the shooting was later found in Brooklyn, but the perpetrator remained at large for hours after the shooting. .
At a briefing in the early evening news, police identified a “person of interest” in the investigation as Frank James, whom investigators believe rented the U-Haul car.
Police said they found the key to the van at the crime scene and it was rented in Philadelphia. James had addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, officials said. Attempts by Reuters to contact one of James’ phone numbers were unsuccessful.
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The subway attacker was described by police in eyewitness accounts as a man with a large physique, wearing an orange vest, a gray sweatshirt, a green helmet and a surgical mask.
The commissioner said the attack started on the train as it was about to enter the station. The gunman took two boxes out of his bag and opened them, sending smoke all over the car.
Police said the man then fired 33 rounds from a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol, which was later found along with three extended ammunition stores, an ax, some consumer fireworks and a container of petrol.
Sewell said earlier that the shooting was not immediately treated as an act of terrorism. There is no known motive for the attack, but investigators have found a number of social media posts linked to a person named Frank James, mentioning homelessness and the mayor of New York, Sewell said.
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In New York, there has been a sharp rise in violent crime during the pandemic, including a series of seemingly accidental subway attacks. Transit violence includes a series of attacks in which passengers have been pushed off the rails by platforms, including a Manhattan woman whose murder was seen as part of an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans.
Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD captain and Brooklyn district president who took office in January, has vowed to improve subway safety by increasing police patrols and expanding mental health programs.
Speaking to CNN, Adams said Tuesday’s incident was a “senseless act of violence” and promised to double the number of subway workers.
New York Governor Katie Hochul promised “our state’s full resources to fight this surge of crime, this madness that feeds our city.” The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the incident.
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Outside 36th Street Station, in an area known for its thriving Chinatown and views of the Statue of Liberty, authorities cordoned off the area with a crime scene tape while nearby schools were guarded.
John Bucikares, a 15-year-old who passed through a 36th Street subway station shortly after the accident, said the conductor of another train that stopped at the station had ordered everyone still on the station platform to board.
“I did not know what had happened. It was a scary moment. And then on 25th Street (the next station) we were all told to get off. “There were people shouting for medical help,” said Bucikares, who was going to school.
Brooklyn resident Yaiha Ibrahim said he saw people running from the station on 36th Street and decided to enter it to see what was happening.
“I saw a lady who was shot right in the leg and was screaming for help,” he said. Rescuers “did a good job, coming quickly and quickly and the ambulance came and they took it.”
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