(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) 10 were people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – Ten people were shot and at least 16 injured at a Brooklyn subway station this morning, police said. They were treated at nearby hospitals for injuries, none of which were life-threatening, according to hospital representatives. Authorities said the suspect, who remains at large, put on a gas mask, deployed a gas canister and then began shooting. The shooter’s motive is still unknown, officials say. The bloody carnage took place during the morning rush hour at approximately 8:30 a.m. on a Manhattan-bound N train. The gunman took out a 9mm semiautomatic Glock and fired 33 rounds at commuters, shooting 10 persons and injuring 16 others. Chilling video taken inside the station showed panicked passengers fleeing through a haze of smoke, a injured victim laying in a pool of blood, and a woman who lost a shoe walking around dazed barefoot. Witnesses told of blood splattered and smeared on a subway car’s seats. Police described the suspected shooter as a man about 5 feet 5 inches tall and 170 pounds, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt in addition to a green vest. According to police, 16 of the victims sustained smoke inhalation and were possibly injured while fleeing the carnage. Five of the victims are in critical condition.
“We saw a quiet Tuesday morning turn an N train into a war zone as a smoke bomb was detonated and multiple shots rang out,”
-New York Mayor Eric Adams said during a briefing.
DIPLOMATIC TIMES Video – 10 were people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) 10 people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
Authorities recovered a gun with a magazine attached from the subway station, two additional magazines, ammunition, a hatchet and a container of what is believed to be gasoline.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) NYPD officer at scene where 10 people were shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) 10 people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
New York Police Identify Person of Interest in Shooting
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(Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers) Police identified a 62-year-old Frank James as a person of interest in the case, who authorities said rented a U-Haul van connected to the attack and suspect, but it remains unclear whether he had any direct link to the subway attack. Police focused on James after the credit card used to rent the van was found at the shooting scene, authorities said.
Subway Lines Shut Down For Hours After Shooting
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) The N and R subway lines were shut down in both directions around the scene after 10 people were shot at the 36th street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022. MTA shuttle buses replaced the subway lines running along 4th Avenue line from downtown Brooklyn Barclays Center station to 95th Street in the city’s Bay Ridge section.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) 10 people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
Brooklyn Shooting Not Being Investigated as Act of Terrorism
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces, (JTTF) on the scene of mass shooting at subway station in Brooklyn, NY April 12, 2022.
New York officials said they were not investigating the Brooklyn subway shooting as terrorism “at this time” although there were members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) at the scene. FBI agents and members of the JTTF could be seen walking around nearby businesses, talking to witnesses and searching surveillance footage.
DIPLOMATIC TIMES Video – 10 were people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) 10 people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces, (JTTF) on the scene of mass shooting at subway station in Brooklyn, NY April 12, 2022.
NYPD detectives will be working with members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and agents of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), sources said.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Police at scene where 10 people were shot, 16 injured in mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) NYPD member of Crime Scene Unit walking on sidewalk near mass shooting in subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Police at scene where 10 people were shot, 16 injured in mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Police at scene where 10 people were shot, 16 injured in mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
DIPLOMATIC TIMES Video – 10 were people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
(By Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) 10 people shot, 16 injured in a mass shooting at subway station at 36th street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on April 12, 2022.
