Summary
Here are the key developments of the day:
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The gunman in today’s attack on a Brooklyn subway remains at large, but New York police announced that they have a person of interest. Authorities said they’re looking for Frank James, 62, to determine his connection to the incident. James rented a U-Haul van in Philadelphia that police believe is connected with the shooting.
- Authorities painted a clearer picture of what occurred this morning: a man tossed two smoke grenades on the floor of a subway train and then fired what appeared to be a Glock 9mm handgun at least 33 times. Ten people were shot in the incident, seven men and three women, and 13 people suffered injuries related to smoke, falling or panic attacks, officials said.
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Police recovered a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and extended magazines, a hatchet, a black garbage can, detonated and undetonated smoke grenades and a key to a U-Haul van at the scene. Authorities have located the van, which will be examined by a bomb squad.
- New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, said the US needs action at all levels of government, and a change in gun laws, to stop gun violence like the city witnessed today. “This rage, this violence, these guns, these relentless shootings are an American problem,” he said.
- The city will double the number of transit officers in the New York subway system in response to the attack, Adams announced, while telling New Yorkers that the system is safe. The mayor also said the city would implement “new technology”, seemingly referring to controversial facial recognition technology. Surveillance video in the station where the subway attack took place was not working due to a “glitch”.
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Joe Biden said that he has been in communication with Adams today. Biden praised the first responders and civilians who helped the injured and said: “We’re not letting up until we find the perpetrator.”
We’re wrapping up our live coverage of the subway attack, but we’ll continue following this story. More here:
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New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, said the US needs action at all levels of government to stop gun violence like the city witnessed today. He said there was a “cult of death” in America and that ending gun violence requires changing gun laws.
“Today was a difficult day for New York,” he said. “We witnessed an act of violence and evil in the heart of Brooklyn. We saw a quiet Tuesday morning turn the N train into a war zone.”
Adams continued: “This rage, this violence, these guns, these relentless shootings are an American problem. It is going to take all levels of government to solve them.”
Officials announced they would tighten the mayor’s security detail in response to social media posts connected to the person of interest that mentioned Adams.
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Police are releasing more details about the attack and the person of interest in today’s attack on a Brooklyn subway.
Investigators are looking for Frank James, 62, to determine his connection to the incident. James rented the U-Haul van in Philadelphia that police believe is connected with the shooting. Officials said they don’t currently have any suspects in custody.
Around 8.30am this morning, a man tossed two smoke grenades on the floor of a subway train and then fired what appeared to be a Glock 9mm handgun 33 times. Ten people were shot in the incident, seven men and three women, and 13 people suffered injuries to smoke, falling or panic attacks, officials said.
Officials said they do not currently know of a motive in the attack, but believe the suspect entered the train “intent on violence”.
New York police have just named Frank James as a person of interest in the Brooklyn subway attack.
This is Frank James. He is a person of interest in the shooting that took place on the N train in Brooklyn Tuesday morning. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call @NYPDTips at 1-800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/vSYb5UIu2k
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022
Law enforcement sources previously said that they had identified a person of interest after finding a credit card at the scene of the shooting.
The mayor’s plan to double the number of transit officers in the New York subway system following the Brooklyn subway attack has sparked criticism of law enforcement’s response to the incident.
Eric Adams is already using the Brooklyn subway shooting to call for more cops in the subways when he should be explaining to us why none of the multiple police officers that were in the station were able to prevent the incident, stop the shooter, or even get a proper description
— Olayemi Olurin (@msolurin) April 12, 2022
The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America said the police department’s $10bn budget “was unable to prevent nor provide aid to passengers this morning”, pointing to a New York Times report that an officer on scene asked passengers to call 911 because his radio wasn’t working.
the @NYPDnews 10 billion dollar budget was unable to prevent nor provide aid to passengers this morning pic.twitter.com/qeXPL6rnpC
— NYC-DSA 🌹 (@nycDSA) April 12, 2022
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Law enforcement sources told CNN and the Associated Press that they identified a person of interest in the Brooklyn subway attack after finding a credit card at the scene of the shooting. The credit card had been used to rent the U-Haul van that officials believe is connected to the incident.
The suspect, who authorities have described as a a 5ft 5in-tall Black man with a heavy build, remains at large. Police have located an unoccupied U-Haul van that matches the description and license plate number of the vehicle.
NEW: Police were able to identify the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting after finding a credit card at the scene, a credit card that was used to the rent the U-Haul cargo van, two law enforcement sources tell me & @ShimonPro: https://t.co/XCkVRpbrRA
— Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) April 12, 2022
Witnesses to this morning’s attack on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn described a chaotic scene with smoke, the flash of gunshots and people running in terror.
“The first thing that I saw was the smoke,” passenger José Echevarria told the New York Times. “Then I started hearing the shooting and seeing people screaming and running.”
Echevarria, an electrician, helped a young man who was bleeding badly after being shot in the knee. “He was so scared,” Echevarria said, adding that he was screaming “help me” in Spanish. Echevarria pulled him on to another train, and then carried him out of a station and walked him to an ambulance.
Police in New York have located an unoccupied U-Haul van that matches the description and license plate number of the vehicle sought in the Brooklyn subway attack, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press.
A bomb squad will examine the van. Investigators have been searching for a U-Haul vehicle with an Arizona license plate in connection with the shooting for several hours.
I’m Dani Anguiano and I’ll be covering the latest updates on the Brooklyn subway attack over the next few hours.
Summary
Following an attack on a subway station in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn this morning, local and national response has been swift.
Here are key updates from the developing situation:
- The gunman in today’s attack remains at large, with New York mayor Eric Adams noting that police will likely release a suspect ID during another press briefing later today.
- Joe Biden commented on the Brooklyn subway shooting, saying “we’re not letting up until we find the perpetrator,” and shouting out first responders and civilians who helped the injured this morning.
- More than 20 people were injured during today’s attack, including 10 who were shot and five who are in critical, but stable, condition. Earlier today, the total was reported as 13 people injured with no numbers on how many had sustained gun shot wounds.
- NYPD police are currently searching for a U-Haul truck with Arizona license plates in connection with today’s attack. CNN reported that police are looking for a truck with the plate number AL31408.
- Adams said that cameras in the 36th subway station, where the attack took place, had “malfunctioned,” forcing investigators to rely on bystander cell phone video that had captured image of the suspect.
- The weapon the suspect used to shoot multiple people on a subway train and platform earlier on Tuesday in Brooklyn may have been recovered at the scene by law enforcement, CNN is reporting.
- New York Police Department police commissioner Keechant Sewell described the suspect as a 5ft 5in-tall Black man with a heavy build, wearing a green construction-type vest and a hooded sweatshirt.
That’s it from me today! Passing it over to my colleague Dani Anguiano who will carry on with additional developments and updates.
Updated
Subway cameras that were inoperable during today’s subway attack were malfunctioning because of a glitch and were not sabotaged.
From ABC’s Aaron Katersky:
The cameras at three subway stations the NYPD attempted to access — 25 St, 36 St and 45 St in Brooklyn— were not transmitting in real time due to a glitch. The cameras were not sabotaged. It was a computer malfunction.
The cameras at three subway stations the NYPD attempted to access — 25 St, 36 St and 45 St in Brooklyn— were not transmitting in real time due to a glitch. The cameras were not sabotaged. It was a computer malfunction.
— Aaron Katersky (@AaronKatersky) April 12, 2022
This just in: New York mayor Eric Adams has said that the NYPD will likely share a suspect’s ID during a briefing later this afternoon.
From the New York Times’ Emma G. Fitzsimmons:
Mayor Eric Adams says on Pix11 that the NYPD will likely share the suspect’s ID at a briefing later this afternoon and put out as much information as possible to apprehend the man.
Mayor Eric Adams says on Pix11 that the NYPD will likely share the suspect's ID at a briefing later this afternoon and put out as much information as possible to apprehend the man.
— Emma G. Fitzsimmons (@emmagf) April 12, 2022
Following this comment, Adams also said that city officials are looking into a “number of leads” and are “confident” that they will catch the gunman who perpetrated the attack this morning.
From Politico’s Sally Goldenberg:
.@NYCMayor: “At this time we have a # of leads that we are looking into” and are “confident” we will catch the person who opened fire on 16 ppl on N-train in Brooklyn this morning.
— Sally Goldenberg (@SallyGold) April 12, 2022
Biden: 'We're not letting up until we find the perpetrator'
Joe Biden just commented on today’s subway attack, noting that he has been in communication with New York mayor Eric Adams today as the gunman remains at large.
While giving a talk about energy prices in Iowa, Biden shared brief remarks on the Brooklyn shooting, saying that he and first lady Jill Biden are praying for those injured and impacted by the attack today.
Biden then shared his gratitude to first responders who were on scene during the shooting, also giving a shout out to civilians who helped perform first aid before emergency responders arrived.
“Civilians who didn’t hesitate to help their fellow passengers and tried to shield them,” said Biden.
Biden confirmed that the White House has been in touch with Adams and NYPD commissioner Keechant Sewell, with the Department of Justice and the FBI working with New York police to apprehend the gunman.
“We’re going to continue to stay in close contact with New York authorities as we learn more about the situation over the coming hours and days,” said Biden, adding that he was waiting on more updates.
“We’re not letting up until we find the perpetrator,” said Biden, before transitioning to his prepared remarks on energy costs.
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Uber and Lyft are refunding customers who experienced surge pricing while trying to escape the area around today’s subway attack, as well as capping ride prices across the city, reported Bloomberg.
The move by the two ride share companies came after criticism from users who reported high prices on rides out of the Sunset Park area following today’s attack.
Surge pricing, which is driven by the apps’ algorithm, is when fares are multiplied because rider demand is higher than driver supply.
But, today, many called out the companies for making transport inaccessible for those trying to leave the area, with many subway stops experienced closures and delays following the shooting this morning.
As a result, Uber and Lyft paused its surge pricing and capped the price of rides throughout all of New York today.
“As always, Uber strives to be a resource for New Yorkers aiming to get around New York City. If anyone on our platform experienced unintended charges during this emergency, we will work to get them refunded,” said Uber spokesperson Freddi Goldstein.
A Lyft spokeswoman also told Bloomberg that the company is also “working to adjust fares for certain riders who paid Prime Time prices when the situation first unfolded.
Read the full Bloomberg article here (paywall).
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Earlier today, Senate majority leader and New York senator Chuck Schumer released a statement via Twitter on today’s subway attack, expressing his gratitude to first responders who were on scene.
From Schumer via Twitter:
I’m closely monitoring the situation this morning at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park in our beloved Brooklyn. I’m praying for all the victims, their families, all those impacted. I’m grateful for the quick action of our first responders. To everyone in New York: Stay safe.
I'm closely monitoring the situation this morning at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park in our beloved Brooklyn. I'm praying for all the victims, their families, all those impacted. I’m grateful for the quick action of our first responders. To everyone in New York: Stay safe.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 12, 2022
More than 20 people injured in Brooklyn subway attack
An update from my colleague Ramon Antonio Vargas: A gunman wearing a gas mask filled a crowded New York subway car with thick black smoke from a canister and opened fire on morning rush-hour passengers, injuring more than 20, including 10 with gunshot wounds.
A manhunt was under way on Tuesday after the shooter, described as a heavy-built Black male about 5ft 5in tall, wearing a green construction-type vest and hooded grey sweatshirt, fled the scene of the shooting.
Officers were searching for a U-Haul truck with an Arizona license plate as of Tuesday afternoon, police told multiple media outlets.
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Service is limited across much of New York’s subway system following an attack in the subway today.
From the New York City transit subway’s twitter:
There is no D/N/R service in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan.
— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) April 12, 2022
Expect major delays on D/F M/N/Q/R trains.
Take alternate subway/bus lines.
What's Happening?
There is a major disruption to service while NYPD continues to investigate an incident at 36 St. pic.twitter.com/6NyJHXPy1J
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This just in: Police are currently looking for a U-Haul truck with Arizona license plates in connection with today’s shooting in a Brooklyn subway station, reports the Associated Press.
Investigators are searching for a U-Haul truck with the plate number AL31408, according to an internal NYPD email that was viewed by CNN.
From CNN’s Pervaiz Shallwani:
BREAKING: Investigators in NYC are looking for a U-Haul with Arizona license plate #AL31408 that is allegedly connected to Tuesday’s Brooklyn subway shooting, according to internal NYPD emails viewed by @CNN. https://t.co/XCkVRpbrRA
— Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) April 12, 2022
NYC mayor Eric Adams said that the city will also be implementing “new technology” in light of today’s Brooklyn subway attack.
In an interview with NBC today, Adams said: “We’re going to be introducing some new technology that we believe could assist us,” seemingly referring to controversial facial recognition technology that Adams has publicly supported in the past.
"We're going to be introducing some new technology that we believe could assist us," @NYCMayor says. He has repeatedly spoken highly of facial recognition, gun/gunshot detection technology.
— Sally Goldenberg (@SallyGold) April 12, 2022
Adams’ comments about implementing new technology in New York come after he confirmed today that surveillance video in the 36th street station, where the subway attack took place, was not working due to a “malfunction.”
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From my colleague Tom Lutz: Brooklyn’s NBA team, the Nets, have reacted with shock to today’s shooting. Their practice facility is a half-mile away from the scene of the shooting and they have a crucial game against the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at the Barclays Center, a 25-minute drive from the 36th Street subway.
“It’s devastating,” said Nets forward Kevin Durant after Tuesday’s practice session. “I don’t know the details. To hear the sirens out front of the practice facility and see so much commotion going on outside, you hope and pray for the best for everybody involved.”
Nets guard Goran Dragic said the team were surprised at how close they were to the shooting.
“[Assistant coach Jordan Ott] was saying, ‘You see that yellow building? That’s where that happened,’” Dragic said. “So it’s really close. It’s kind of scary how close it was. I’ve already been in the subway a couple of times, but now, I don’t know. I’ve got my doubts.”
The Nets have been based in Brooklyn since 2012, when the franchise moved from New Jersey.
Following an attack at a Brooklyn subway station this morning, NYC mayor Eric Adams announced today that the city will be doubling the amount of transit officers in the New York subway system.
From WCBS Newsradio 880:
As manhunt for Brooklyn subway shooter continues:
— WCBS Newsradio 880 (@wcbs880) April 12, 2022
-Hochul is committing full resources of state 'to fight this surge in crime, this insanity that is seizing our city'
-Adams says city is doubling number of transit officers patrolling system
More here: https://t.co/nFZrSwaWR0 pic.twitter.com/45OVdqFPCp
Cameras in subway were not working due to malfunction' – Adams
New reports are coming in that cameras in the 36th Street subway station, where a gunman opened fired this morning, were inoperable.
Investigators are using image of a suspect from a bystander’s cell phone video in an ongoing effort to catch the gunman.
From ABC’s Aaron Katersky: “While the cameras in the station were inoperable law enforcement officials were able to get an image of the suspect from a bystander’s cell phone video.”
While the cameras in the station were inoperable law enforcement officials were able to get an image of the suspect from a bystander’s cell phone video.
— Aaron Katersky (@AaronKatersky) April 12, 2022
NYC mayor Eric Adams also said that cameras at the station were not working, citing a “malfunction with the camera system at that particular station.”
The city is currently investigating how many cameras were not working at the station.
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Here is footage from the attack today in Brooklyn’s 36th street subway station, showing mass panic as people attempt to leave a train car where a gunman shot 10 people.
As train doors open, people are seen running from the train car, which is filled with smoke, causing a panic in the subway station during rush hour this morning.
A gunman threw a canister, causing smoke to fill the train car, before opening fire.
At least 16 people were injured during today’s attack, including 10 people who were shot and five who are in critical, but stable, condition.
A manhunt is currently underway for the gunman, who remains at large.
Interim summary
It’s been six hours since a suspect threw a smoke canister and opened fire on a New York City subway transit train, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park, injuring at least 16 people.
We’ll continue to bring you updates and developments as they happen.
Here’s where things stand:
- The New York subway system is safe, but the city needs a “national” response to an increase in violent crime, NYC mayor Eric Adams said in a live interview on air with CNN (while working remotely because he has Covid).
- The weapon the suspect used to shoot multiple people on a subway train and platform earlier on Tuesday in Brooklyn may have been recovered at the scene by law enforcement, CNN is reporting.
- “We will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized, even by a single individual,” Adams said. The suspect in the shooting is still being sought.
- New York Police Department police commissioner Keechant Sewell described the suspect as s a 5ft 5in-tall Black man with a heavy build, wearing a green construction-type vest and a hooded sweatshirt.
- So far, the authorities say 16 people were injured in Tuesday’s attack, including 10 people who were shot, and five people who are in critical but stable condition.
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NYC Subway system is safe, but city needs "national" crime response - Mayor Adams
New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, is trying to reassure New Yorkers that the sprawling, 24/7 city subway transit system is safe despite the mass shooting that happened earlier on Tuesday.
Adams - speaking remotely because he’s isolating with Covid-19 after testing positive on Sunday, officially his 100th day in office - just did a live interview on TV with CNN anchor Dana Bash.
Bash asked, for the mayor’s response, if New Yorkers are now asking themselves “I need to get on the subway system, is it safe?”
“Yes it it,” Adams said. He said he has been riding the subway trains himself at times such as 3am, 4am. “I’m going to lead this battle from the front, and we are going to find the person that’s responsible. You cannot allow terror to terrorize us,” he added.
Bash asked what was his answer to city dwellers wanting him, as a former cop, to stop the recent uptick in violent crime in the city.
Adams appeared to deflect, saying: “We need a national response to this issue.”
The mayor, who began his time in office on January 1 this year, succeeding fellow Democrat Bill de Blasio, said the authorities do not yet know “the source of this incident”, where 16 people were injured during the morning transit rush hour.
Then Adams gave a discreet cough, likely related to his being currently infected with the coronavirus. Dressed in a suit and blue, polka dot tie, he spoke to camera live but remotely.
He spoke of having taken 1,800 illegal guns of the city streets since he took office and condemned the prevalence of unregistered, untraceable so-called ghost guns, made from kits, that are on the uptick.
US president Joe Biden on Monday announced a clampdown on such weapons, which he called “weapons of choice” for many criminals.
There are no details yet on what kind of firearm the suspect in Tuesday’s crime may have used.
The weapon the suspect used to shoot multiple people on a subway train and platform earlier on Tuesday in Brooklyn may have been recovered at the scene by law enforcement, CNN is reporting.
Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz just did a stand-up live from the scene in Brooklyn, talking to anchor Dana Bash.
“Investigators have a lot of key pieces of evidence that they have been able to recover from the shooting scene,” Procupecz said on air moments ago.
“They have that gas canister, that smoke canister that the suspect used, they also have recovered what they believe is the weapon that was used in this shooting. Obviously they need to do some work to try to firm that up.
“But they have some key pieces of information and obviously they have all these witnesses who have suffered just horrific injuries and trauma, running for their lives from this moving subway car where this suspect used this smoke canister, pulled it out of his bag, threw it into the subway car and then started firing.”
He also points out that the vast NYC subway system has a lot of surveillance cameras, which authorities are already looking through to see if there is vital footage of the incident.
The use of increasing numbers of surveillance cameras in the city generally and on public transit systems is controversial.
In Brooklyn, the hunt for the suspect continues.
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From my colleague Ramon Antonio Vargas: MTA chief Janno Lieber, who heads the agency which manages the subway system, lauded riders who tried to slow the shooting victims’ bleeding.
He also said his employees, after the shooting, herded as many riders as they could on to a train leaving the station to get them out of harm’s way.
He said such actions reminded him of storekeepers who handed out water to people fleeing from, or stranded by, the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City more than 20 years earlier.
“We saw New Yorkers in a difficult situation and emergency helping each other,” Lieber said. “That’s the subway riders – that’s who New Yorkers are every day. They’re showing New Yorkers of all varieties can come together small spaces [like the subway] and get along and create something bigger.”
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NYC mayor Eric Adams has released a statement following the Brooklyn subway shooting today in the Sunset Park neighborhood.
“We will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized, even by a single individual,” said Adams, adding that the public is being asked to come forward with any information on today’s attack.
My statement on this morning's shooting in Brooklyn: pic.twitter.com/TbLfCZa7WW
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) April 12, 2022
Adams, who thanked first responders for how they handled the attack, also noted that no active explosives have been found in any New York subways.
Adams was not able to attend the press conference on the subway shooting today as he tested positive for Covid-19 last week after attending a gala in Washington DC.
NYPD says police searching for subway attack suspect
Here are more updates from the press conference about the Brooklyn subway shooting in the Sunset Park neighborhood this morning.
NYPD police commissioner Keechant Sewell provided updates on the incident that is being described as an active shooter situation.
At about 8.24 am, a gunman who was on a Manhattan bound N-line train removed a canister from their backpack, filling the train with smoke. The gunman then started shooting in the train, striking multiple people who were on the subway and on the platform.
The suspect is being described by officials as a 5ft 5in Black man with a heavy build, wearing a green construction-type vest and a hooded sweatshirt. The public are being encouraged to share any photos, videos, or other information on this morning’s attack with law enforcement.
A total of 16 people were injured following this morning’s attack, including 10 people who were shot and five who are in critical, but stable, condition.
Sewell said that while the shooting is not being investigated as a terrorist attack, that possibility is not being ruled out.
New York governor Kathy Hochul also spoke at today’s press conference, calling the incident “an active-shooter situation right now in the city of New York”.
“We say no more, no more mass shootings … It has to end, and it ends now,” said Hochul.
Hochul also confirmed that she is in communication with NYC mayor Eric Adams, who was notably absent from today’s press conference following a positive Covid-19 diagnosis last week.
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Sixteen injured and five people in critical condition, officials say
A press conference updating on the Brooklyn subway shooting that happened this morning in the Sunset Park neighborhood just wrapped up, with officials updating that 16 people were injured in today’s attack, including 10 people who were shot, and five people who are in critical but stable condition.
Officials also noted that other injuries from the incident included smoke inhalation, shrapnel, or panic induced from the incident, but said that the shrapnel was not from an explosive device.
Officials said there appear to be no life-threatening injuries at this time.
The shooting began in the train car with the suspect in the train. Police say they do not know the motive of the suspect, who remains at large.
Officials are also investigating if cameras were working in the subway station where the shooting took place.
Information remains limited on the events of the shooting as the investigation remains ongoing, but details are emerging.
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New York governor Kathy Hochul will be at today’s press conference briefing on the Brooklyn subway shooting that happened this morning.
From Capital Tonight’s Tim Williams:
Per her public schedule, @GovKathyHochul will be at a briefing on the Brooklyn subway shooting. pic.twitter.com/7YWZpXWcvy
— Tim Williams (@TimW518) April 12, 2022
Local schools in the area of the Brooklyn subway shooting that happened this morning are sheltering in place, reports Insider.
“All schools in the area are in a shelter-in-place,” said New York City Department of Education spokesperson Nathaniel Styer to Insider at around 11:30 am eastern time.
Schools in the area of today’s shooting, which took place in the Sunset Park neighborhood, are in lockdown as the search for the gunman continues.
“We are using every available officer to look for the suspect,” said a police source to Insider, adding, “The NYPD won’t stop until he is in custody.”
Photos posted to social media show that it is extremely crowded at the scene of the Brooklyn subway station shooting as media outlets await an upcoming news conference with NYPD.
From the USA Today’s Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy:
At the Brooklyn subway scene with @USATODAY. #nycsubwayattack pic.twitter.com/jIrLzCzj7N
— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy (@SwapnaVenugopal) April 12, 2022
The press conference is set to begin in the next five to ten minutes and can be viewed here.
Sixteen people injured in Brooklyn subway attack – officials
Officials are now confirming that a total of 16 people were injured following a shooting today at a Brooklyn subway station, including 8 people who were shot.
A New York Fire Department spokesperson confirmed the new figure to the Guardian. It was previously reported that 13 people were injured following an attack earlier this morning, with no specific number given on how many people were shot.
Victims of the attack were transported to area hospitals.
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An New York Police Department press conference is about to start, following a shooting earlier this morning at a Brooklyn subway station that left 13 people injured.
Stay tuned as details are emerging.
Joe Biden has been informed of the shooting earlier today at a subway station in Brooklyn that left 13 people injured.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki shared via Twitter that Biden has been briefed on the incident this morning and that White House senior staff are in communication with New York City mayor Eric Adams and NYPD police commissioner Keechant Sewell about any possible assistance.
From Psaki’s twitter:
[The president of the US] has been briefed on the latest developments regarding the New York City subway shooting. White House senior staff are in touch with Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Sewell to offer any assistance as needed.
@POTUS has been briefed on the latest developments regarding the New York City subway shooting. White House senior staff are in touch with Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Sewell to offer any assistance as needed.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) April 12, 2022
Following reports of several people shot at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is asking people to stay out of the area as emergency personnel are on scene.
From New York City’s official emergency notification system:
@NYPDnews NYPD: Avoid the area of 3rd Ave to 5th Ave from 20th – 40th Street in Brooklyn. Emergency personnel are on scene of an active police incident and have stabilized the area. Updated information to follow.
.@NYPDnews NYPD: Avoid the area of 3rd Ave to 5th Ave from 20th – 40th Street in Brooklyn. Emergency personnel are on scene of an active police incident and have stabilized the area. Updated information to follow.
— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) April 12, 2022
Anyone having trouble contacting someone who may have been impacted by police activity in the area is encouraged to call either 311, if they are a NYC resident, or 212-639-9675, for those living outside of NYC.
UVIS Activation: Call 311 if unable to reach someone who may have been impacted by the NYPD activity located near 36th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn. If outside NYC, call 212-639-9675.
— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) April 12, 2022
At around 8:30 am eastern time today, at least 13 people were injured following a shooting at a subway station in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
A New York fire department (NYFD) spokesperson told the Guardian that at about 8.30am, firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from the D, N and R lines at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park in Brooklyn.
Firefighters arrived to find multiple people shot and “several undetonated devices,” but later added that none were “active explosive devices.”
Officials have not stated how many people were shot, only confirming that 13 people were injured.
The suspect, who is described by police as a 5ft 5in Black man, weighing about 180lbs, and wearing a gas mask and an orange construction vest, fled the scene and remains at large, with authorities asking for the public’s help with any additional information.
In regard to the multiple people shot at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn, there are NO active explosive devices at this time. Any witnesses are asked to call @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. Please stay clear of the area. More provided information when available. pic.twitter.com/8UoiCAXemB
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022
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Multiple people injured in shooting in Brooklyn, New York
Good morning – we’re running this special news live blog to bring you developments in the shooting that’s occurred on Tuesday morning in the New York City borough of Brooklyn in which more than a dozen people are reported injured.
Here’s where things stand:
- Thirteen people have been injured following a shooting on a subway platform in New York City on Tuesday morning, authorities said, adding that “several undetonated devices” were found.
- A male suspect, seen wearing a gas mask and an orange construction vest, fled the scene, authorities said.
- About 8.30am Eastern Daylight Time (ET), New York firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from the D, N and R lines at the 36th Street subway station in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park.
- Firefighters arrived to find multiple people shot. The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) spokesperson said 13 people had been injured but stopped short of saying exactly how many had been shot.
- Officers are searching for the suspect, the police spokesperson said. The suspect was described as about 5ft 5in and about 180lbs.
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