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https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/nypd-investigating-possible-explosion-in- brooklyn-subway-station/
A maniac possibly disguised as an MTA worker unleashed bloody hell on a Brooklyn subway train during the early-morning rush Tuesday, injuring at
least 16 people — including 10 who were shot — when he set off a smoke
grenade and opened fire in the car, cops said.
The gunman was wearing a “green construction-type vest” and gas mask when
he launched his bloody assault aboard a Manhattan-bound N train around
8:24 a.m. just as the subway was pulling into the 36th Street station in
Sunset Park, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said during a news briefing
at the scene.
“An individual on that train donned what appeared to be a gas mask. He
then took a canister out of his bag and opened it,” Sewell said. “The
train at that time began to fill with smoke. He then opened fire, striking multiple people on the subway and on the platform.”
The commish said the incident wasn’t being investigated as an act of
terror at the moment and noted none of the victims were of a particular
ethnic group, but she also added that no motive has been ruled out.
The suspect shot 10 people, including five who are in critical but stable condition, the FDNY said. Some of the victims suffered from smoke
inhalation, but no one of those injured has life-threatening injuries,
Sewell said. A pregnant woman was among those hospitalized, sources said.
The suspect, described as a black male, approximately 5’5” with a heavy
build, is still on the loose.
Police later recovered a gun with extended ammo, a hatchet, a can of
pepper spray, two gas canisters, a bag full of fireworks and another
satchel holding what appears to be BB pellets at the scene, sources said.
It was not immediately unclear if any of the items belonged to the
suspect.
The FDNY said earlier Tuesday that several undetonated devices were found
at the 36th Street station, but the NYPD later confirmed no known active explosive devices were found.
As the mayhem unfolded, straphangers were evacuated to the R train across
the platform, where some got off at the next stop and others were rushed
to hospitals.
“They just started yelling,” said Gaba Semein, 16, who was at the 36th
Street station en route to class when the mayhem unfolded, referring to
people around her.
“They told us to switch to the R. Everyone got on, including a guy who got shot. He hobbled on,” he said.
Footage taken from the chaotic scene showed screaming passengers spewing
out onto the platform as soon as the train doors opened and clouds of
smoke billowing out.
Graphic photos on social media showed the injured lying on bloodstained
subway platform floors.
A straphanger who was on the train when the violence broke out told The
Post there were so many rounds fired off, she “lost count.”
“There was like, lots of them. I don’t even know how many,” said the
woman, who only gave her first name, Claire.
She said she saw the suspect drop “some kind of cylinder that sparked at
the top.
“I thought he was an MTA worker at first,” she said.
The NYPD’s bomb squad was on the scene investigating, and authorities were scouring MTA surveillance to try to identify the suspect, but sources told
The Post cameras on the station’s platform and turnstiles hadn’t been
working since Friday.
While the suspect was already on the train after having entered at another location, the surveillance footage could have caught him leaving after the attack.
Cops asked reporters at the scene to be clearly identified so the suspect doesn’t attempt to blend in with the crowd.
The injured were taken to a number of area hospitals, including NYU
Langone of Brooklyn, Kings County Hospital, Methodist Hospital and
Maimonides Hospital, which had five victims with non-life threatening
injuries, a rep confirmed.
During an afternoon news briefing, a visibly angry Gov. Kathy Hochul
decried the bloodshed.
“We say no more — no more mass shootings, no more disrupting lives, no
more creating heartbreak for people just trying to live their lives as
normal New Yorkers. It has to end, and it ends now,” Hochul said.
“We are sick and tired of reading headlines about crime, whether mass
shootings or the loss of a teenage girl or a 13-year-old. It has to stop,”
she continued, adding she is “committing the full resources” of the state
to cut down on crime.
Mayor Eric Adams, who is currently isolated with COVID-19, has been
briefed on the incident and has made all of the city’s resources available
as the investigation continues, a spokesman said.
“While we gather more information, we ask New Yorkers to stay away from
this area for their safety and so that first responders can help those in
need and investigate,” the spokesman said.
Schools in the immediate vicinity are sheltering in place, city education Chancellor David Banks said in a statement.
“Following the incident this morning in Sunset Park, out of an abundance
of caution and for the safety of our students we have placed all schools
in the area in a shelter-in-place. We are working closely with NYPD and
school leadership to ensure that every school has the supports they need
as we work to ensure the safety of our school communities,” Banks said.
-Additional reporting by Emily Crane, Georgett Roberts, Kevin Sheehan,
Steven Vago and David Meyer
Anyone with information on the shooting should call the NYPD’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or log onto the CrimeStoppers website.
This is a developing story. Refresh page for updates.
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