Date of publication: 12 Apr 2022 • 10 minutes ago • 3 minutes reading • 23 Comments Emergency personnel working near the shooting site at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, April 12, 2022. Photo by Brendan McDermid / REUTERS
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gunman wearing a gas mask fired a smoke bomb and shot dead 10 people in a New York subway car during Tuesday morning commute, authorities said, prompting new commitments by officials on measures to reverse its rise. city transport system.
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Five of those shot were in critical but stable condition and six others were injured by shrapnel from bullets and other sources, as well as panicked people leaving the carriage as it quickly filled with smoke, officials said. Some riders collapsed to the ground as they spilled onto the platform in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. A huge manhunt for the perpetrator – described as a black man with a heavy physique, wearing a green construction vest and a hooded sweatshirt – was underway. New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the attack was not currently being investigated as a terrorist act, although authorities did not rule out any motive. “This morning, as a N train to Manhattan waited to get to Station 36 (Street), a man on that train wore what looked like a gas mask, then pulled a canister out of his bag and opened it.” , said Sewell. he said in a press conference.
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“The train started to smoke at that time. “He then opened fire, hitting many people on the subway and on the platform,” he added. Outside the station, in an area known for its thriving Chinatown and overlooking the Statue of Liberty, authorities closed about a dozen blocks and closed the immediate area with a yellow crime scene tape. Students and staff at all neighborhood schools headed to a shelter. John Bucicares, a 15-year-old who passed by the 36th Street station shortly after the incident, said the train conductor had ordered everyone at the station dock to board. Sorry, but this video failed to load. “I did not know what happened. It was a scary moment. And then on the 25th street (the next station) we were told to get off. “There were people shouting for medical help,” said Boutsikares, who was on his way to school.
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“It was just a scary moment. It was, everyone was gathered and I did not know what happened until then “. New York, the most populous city in the United States, has seen a sharp rise in violent crime during the pandemic, including a series of seemingly random attacks on the New York subway. The system is one of the oldest and most extensive in the world. The outbreak of violent crime on the subway included a series of attacks in which passengers were pushed into the lines by platforms, including a Manhattan woman whose murder was seen as part of a growing hatred of anti-Asian Americans. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD captain and Brooklyn mayor who took office in January, has pledged to make the city’s subway safer by increasing police patrols and expanding the psychiatric approach.
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Sorry, but this video failed to load. Speaking to CNN, Adams said Tuesday’s incident was “an absurd act of violence” and vowed to double the number of officers patrolling the subway. New York Governor Kathy Hotsul promised “our state’s full resources to fight this wave of crime, this insanity that fuels our city.” The White House said staff were in contact with Adams and Sewell to provide any assistance and that President Joe Biden had been notified of the incident. Researchers of urban transit found gasoline containers and additives unused smoke cans in the train wagon and the Actor’s weapon was blocked, preventing further deaths, NBC 4 New York broadcasting, invasive city sources. However, officials told WABC-TV that there were no cameras operating at the 36th Street station, which would likely complicate any investigation. The NYPD and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which manages the city’s subways and buses, said they had no information about the cameras not working. After the shooting, local and federal law enforcement officers rushed to the scene and many were seen wearing heavy armor and helmets. They were watched by small crowds of people on the sidewalks gathered on buildings in a drizzle. Sorry, but this video failed to load. Brooklyn resident Yayha Ibrahim said he saw people running from the station and decided to get off at it to see what was happening. “I saw a lady, she was shot right in the leg and she was screaming for help,” he said. The rescuers “did a good job of coming quickly and quickly and the ambulance came in and took it.”
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