Authorities pursued a masked gunman who shot 10 and wounded 18 others, removing a handgun and multiple high-capacity ammunition from the Brooklyn subway station where the shooting took place.
The gun may have been stuck during the shooting, indicating that the suspect intended to injure or kill more victims, according to two law enforcement sources who spoke to CNN.
At least 28 people were injured when a man wearing a gas mask and green vest threw a smoke device into a train on the N / R line when he entered 36th St station before opening fire around 8:30 a.m., causing panic among passengers. at rush hour.
The gunman remained on the run for more than seven hours after the attack.
Shortly after 3 p.m., police identified a hired van U-Haul with an Arizona number who may have been linked to the shooter.
Law enforcement sources also told NBC News New York that they have an image of the suspect and are working to identify him.
Police found a pistol, a high-capacity magazine and a backpack with fireworks and smoke devices near the scene of the shooting.
The hired van U-Haul has registration number AL3140, according to a signal sent to all NYPD employees.
Earlier, New York Police Commissioner Kichant Sewell said police had not yet identified a suspect or motive and were not treating the incident as an act of terrorism.
New York Police Commissioner Keithant Sewell spoke at a news conference after a shooting at a subway station in the Brooklyn neighborhood, New York, New York, USA, April 12, 2022.
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The FBI joined the search, warning New Yorkers to stay away from the area, as it was an “active shooter incident.”
Police described the suspect as a black man, 1.65 meters (5 feet 5 inches) tall, with a “heavy physique” weighing approximately 81 kg (180 pounds).
Authorities were called for reports of gunfire and multiple explosions on the N / R line to Manhattan around 8:30 a.m.
The attack appears to have started at 25th St station when a masked man blew up an explosive device believed to be a smoke box and started firing, hitting at least 10 passengers.
When the train arrived at 36th St Station in Sunset Park, terrified passengers, some limping from what looked like gunshot wounds, jumped out of the train as smoke rose from the car.
Subway passengers check behind them as they flee a Brooklyn subway shooting Tuesday
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Five of the victims of the shooting are in critical but stable condition in hospital. At least 28 people have been taken to hospital for injuries, including smoke inhalation, but none with life-threatening injuries, Fox News reported.
Mayor Eric Adams said that although it was premature to determine the motives for the shooting, the incident had brought “terror” to the city.
“Someone tried to terrorize our system,” Mr Adams told CNN.
“I think at this point, investigators will do the necessary checks to correctly identify what happened here.
Graphic images posted on social media show bloodied travelers lying on the ground at 36th St.
A video posted on Twitter shows terrified passengers getting off a subway car as it enters a 25th Street station and smoke coming out of the car. Several appear overcome by inhaling smoke.
Danny Mastrogiorgio, a Brooklyn resident whose son attends a school near 36 Street Station, told The Independent that he had just gotten off the train when he saw the wounded being taken out of the subway.
“I saw people running up the stairs, running down the street. An MTA man came out, waving his arms, trying to get the cops to come down. “It simply came to our notice then. I saw a man with a leg wound taken. He was caught in the middle of the street before the ambulance picked him up.
Juliana Fonda, a broadcast engineer at WNYC, told Gothamist she heard gunshots from a car while riding the N train.
“People were pushing and looking behind them, running away, trying to get on the train,” Ms. Fonda said.
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“The door locked between the cars and the people behind us, there were very loud cracks and there was smoke in the other car.”
Another passenger told the news site that the 36th St station was full of smoke as subway drivers tried to evacuate.
“There was blood everywhere,” said the traveler, who gave her first name, Joanna.
“Everyone just runs away because they thought they were next.”
Witness Roddy Brock wrote on Twitter: “Either shots or a bomb exploded on 36th Street. The scariest moment of my life, man. ”
A man was assisted in a subway car in the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York on Tuesday.
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The wounded were spotted leaving 36th and 25th Street stations.
Authorities initially warned of unexploded ordnance at the stations.
Shortly before 10 a.m., New York City police said “there are no active explosive devices.” He warned New Yorkers to avoid the area.
Lines D, N and R have been shut down and there will be serious delays on lines B, D and F, the MTA said.
President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack and has been in contact with Mayor Eric Adams and New York Police Commissioner Kichant Sewell, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
Fabien Levy, a spokesman for Mr Adams, asked New Yorkers to stay away from this area for their safety.
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