New York police confirm Brooklyn shooter was wearing ‘green construction-type vest’
Police have named Frank R James as a person of interest in the Brooklyn subway shooting that left 10 people shot and another 19 injured.
The security of New York mayor Eric Adams has been upgraded after disturbing videos emerged of a man, identified as person of interest in the shooting, ranting at him by name.
NYPD Chief James Essig said a U-Haul van connected to the shooting was rented in his name, with the key found among the possessions of the shooter left behind on the train.
The chaos unfolded at 8:24am on an N train travelling to Manhattan when a gunman donned a gas mask and opened a gas canister inside the carriage, police said.
He then opened fire shooting at least 10 people inside the train and on the station platform as it pulled into 36 Street at Sunset Park.
In total, 29 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries from gunshot and shrapnel wounds to smoke inhalation.
A gun, magazines, gas canisters and fireworks were recovered from the scene, with the investigation suggesting the gun may have jammed.
Officials initially reported undetonated explosive devices were found at the scene and witnesses suggested there had been an explosion, but police later said there are no known explosive devices on the city’s subways.
New York governor Kathy Hochul takes subway rides hours after shooting
Hours after the bloody shooting, New York governor Kathy Hochul shared a picture taking a subway ride as the shooter remains on run.
She thanked Metropolitan Transit Authority workers for keeping New Yorkers moving.
Shweta Sharma13 April 2022 07:28
‘I was gushing out blood’: Shooting victim who sat next to gunman speaks from hospital bed
A survivor of the New York City subway shooting has described his time inside the train on Tuesday morning, when he sat next to the shooter.
Hourari Benkada, who got shot in the leg, said the incident has left him wondering if he will ever be able to ride a train again, CNN reported.
“So the guy next to me … all you see is like a black smoke bomb going off. People rushing to the back,” he said
“There was a pregnant woman. She said ‘I am pregnant with a baby’ so i hugged her,” he added. “The bomb rush continued and that’s when I got shot in the back end of my knee.”
Read Sravasti Dasgupta’s report
Shweta Sharma13 April 2022 07:06
‘They made me more dangerous’: Frank James blames mayor in videos
Frank R James, 62, who has been named person of interest in the Brooklyn subway shooting, made dozens of YouTube videos ranting at the New York mayor and blaming him for his breakdown.
“I f**king told you so,” Mr James said gesturing at photos on a projector screen behind him of news reports of various incidents of crimes in subways.
“That was just last night, Monday night…a whole bunch of s**t popped off over the weekend,” he said.
He then showed a clip of Eric Adams being questioned for crimes and homeless people.
Showing pictures of 12 unnamed person who Mr James refers to as “people that was supposed to be helping me” but said they are making him worse.
“These are the people that was supposed to be helping me,” Mr James said, pointing at the screen. “They made me worse! They f**king made me worse. They made me more dangerous than anybody could ever f**king imagine.”
He said he was a mental health patient at one of New York Behavioral Health clinics and said after that he was left with more issues.
“When I went there I was a nice person, I wanted to help people. When I left out there I wanted to kill everything in sight. I was planning to kill everything I saw, based on how I was treated by these bi**hes.”
Shweta Sharma13 April 2022 06:43
Eric Adams’ security increased after online videos show Brooklyn shooting person of interest ranting at mayor
New York mayor Eric Adams has had his security…