At least five people were shot and wounded Tuesday at a New York City subway station during a morning rush hour attack that left injured passengers bleeding on a train platform and police searching for the shooter. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street Station in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood around 8:30 a.m. found that at least 13 people were injured, but other than the five people shot, there were no details about what those injuries entailed. According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated that the fleeing suspect was a man wearing a construction vest and gas mask. Photos and videos from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers sprawled on the station floor and the air filled with smoke. Firefighters and police were investigating reports that there had been an explosion, but the police department tweeted that there were “no active explosive devices at this time.” Multiple smoke devices were found at the scene, said city hall spokesman Fabien Levy, who confirmed the initial count of gunshot wounds. At least 11 people were being treated at two local hospitals. smoke billowing from the N train once the door was opened. A bystander video shows people lying on the subway platform amid what appeared to be small pools of blood, while a loudspeaker announcement told everyone on the smoke-covered platform to get on a train. . Inside a subway car, a person was lying on the floor, surrounded by others. Outside the station, a police officer yelled, “Come on! Get out of the way!” Trains serving that station were delayed during the morning rush hour. New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately have further details. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning and was being briefed. The incident occurred on a subway line that runs through South Brooklyn in a neighborhood about a 15-minute train ride from Manhattan. Local schools, including Sunset Park High School across the street, were closed. Danny Mastrogiorgio of Brooklyn had just dropped his son off at school when he saw a crowd of passengers, including several injured, running up the subway stairs at the 25th Street station in a panic. At least two had visible leg injuries, he said. “It was crazy,” he told The Associated Press. “Nobody knew exactly what was going on.” Allan Lee was running his business, Café Nube, when half a dozen police cars and fire vehicles suddenly converged on the block. “Then they started herding people who were on the block into the adjacent block and then closed the subway entrance” near the cafe’s door, he told the AP. When he noticed the bomb squad officers and the dogs, he was sure it wasn’t an everyday subway problem. Kathy Hochul said in a statement that she had been made aware of the situation and said her office would work with the transit authority and police department as she continued the investigation. President Joe Biden had also been briefed on the latest developments, and senior White House staff contacted Adams and New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell. Police officers were inspecting 4th Avenue, the station crossing, asking witnesses if they were on the train. A sea of emergency lights was visible from at least a dozen blocks away, where a police cordon was set up. The shootings come as New York City has faced a series of high-profile shootings and incidents in recent months, including on the city’s subway. . One of the most shocking was in January, when a stranger pushed a woman in front of a train. Adams, a Democrat serving just over 100 days in office, has cracked down on crime, especially on the subway. an initial administration focus on him, pledging to send more police officers to stations and platforms for regular patrols. It was not immediately clear if officers were already inside the station when the shooting occurred. Associated Press reporters Michael Balsamo in Washington and Michelle L. Price, Jennifer Peltz and Jim Mustian in New York contributed to this report.
At least five people were shot and wounded Tuesday at a New York City subway station during a morning rush hour attack that left injured passengers bleeding on a train platform and police searching for the shooter.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street Station in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood around 8:30 a.m. found that at least 13 people were injured, but aside from the five people shot, There were no details on what those injuries entailed.
According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated that the fleeing suspect was a man wearing a construction vest and gas mask.
Photos and video from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers sprawled on the station floor and the air filled with smoke. Firefighters and police were investigating reports that there had been an explosion, but the police department tweeted that there were “no active explosive devices at this time.”
Multiple smoke devices were found at the scene, said city hall spokesman Fabien Levy, who confirmed the initial count of gunshot wounds.
At least 11 people were being treated at two local hospitals.
“My subway door blew open in calamity. There was smoke and blood and people screaming,” witness Sam Carcamo told radio station 1010 WINS, saying he saw a giant billow of smoke billowing from the N train once it pulled over. Open the door.
A bystander video shows people lying on the subway platform in what appeared to be small pools of blood, while a loudspeaker announcement told everyone on the smoke-covered platform to get on a train. Inside a subway car, a person was lying on the floor, surrounded by others. Outside the station, a police officer yelled, “Come on! Get out of the way!”
Trains serving that station were delayed during the morning rush hour.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately have further details. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning and was being briefed.
The incident occurred on a subway line that runs through South Brooklyn in a neighborhood about a 15-minute train ride from Manhattan. Local schools, including Sunset Park High School across the street, were closed.
Danny Mastrogiorgio of Brooklyn had just dropped his son off at school when he saw a crowd of passengers, including multiple injured people, running up the subway stairs at the 25th Street station in a panic. At least two had visible leg injuries, he said.
“It was crazy,” he told The Associated Press. “Nobody knew exactly what was going on.”
Allan Lee was running his business, Café Nube, when half a dozen police cars and fire vehicles suddenly converged on the block.
“Then they started herding people who were on the block into the adjacent block and then closed off the subway entrance” near the cafe’s door, he told AP. When he noticed the bomb officers and the dogs, he was sure that this was not an everyday problem on the subway.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement that she had been briefed on the situation and said her office would work with the transit authority and police department as the investigation continued. President Joe Biden was also briefed on the latest developments, and senior White House staff contacted Adams and New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
Police officers were searching 4th Avenue, the cross street from the station, asking witnesses if they were on the train. A sea of emergency lights was visible from at least a dozen blocks away, where a police cordon was set up.
The shootings come as New York City has faced a series of high-profile shootings and incidents in recent months, including on the city’s subways. One of the most shocking was in January when a woman was pushed to her death in front of a train by a stranger.
Adams, a Democrat just over 100 days into his term, has made cracking down on crime, especially on subways, a focus of his initial administration, promising to send more police to stations and platforms for regular patrols. It was not immediately clear if the officers were already inside the station when the shots were fired.
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Associated Press reporters Michael Balsamo in Washington and Michelle L. Price, Jennifer Peltz and Jim Mustian in New York contributed to this report.
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