Officials say at least 16 people were injured in the attack on 36th Street Station in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park area. Five people are in critical but stable condition, according to the New York Fire Department. New York City Police Officer Keechant Sewell confirmed that ten people had been shot, but did not say how the other six were injured. Ms Sewell also said the attack was not being investigated as a terrorist act, saying the motive remained unclear and confirmed that there were no life-threatening injuries. “This morning, as a N train to Manhattan waited to get to Station 36, a man on that train wore what looked like a gas mask, then pulled a canister out of his bag and opened it,” she said. Ms. Sewell. Press conference. “The train at that time started to fill with smoke. Then it opened fire, hitting many people in the subway and on the platform,” the police commissioner added. Firefighters located several people who were shot and did not fire any devices after responding to reports of smoke around 8:30 a.m. at the station. Photos and videos from the scene showed people watching bloodied passengers lying on the floor. Image: Emergency personnel gather at the entrance to Brooklyn Underground Station. Photo: AP U.S. President Joe Biden has been briefed on developments and senior staff are in contact with City Mayor Eric Adams, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki. Fire and police officials were investigating reports of an explosion, but the city police department said there were no active explosives at the moment. Image: The incident occurred on a subway line that crosses southern Brooklyn in a neighborhood of about 15 minutes by train in Manhattan “My subway door opened in disaster” A man was spotted throwing a device at a Brooklyn subway station and then opened fire, law enforcement sources told NBC New York. It is understood that the first information indicates that a suspect was dressed in construction equipment. An eyewitness, Sam Carcamo, told radio station 1010 WIN that he saw a giant puff of smoke billowing from the train as soon as the door opened. “My subway door opened in disaster. It was smoke and blood and people were screaming,” he said. A video of passers-by shows people lying on the subway platform in the middle of what appeared to be small puddles of blood, as a loudspeaker announcement told everyone on the smoky platform to get on a train. Image: New York police say they were responding to reports of injuries Outside the station, a police officer shouted, “Let’s go! Get off the road.” The incident happened on a subway line that crosses southern Brooklyn in a neighborhood of about 15 minutes by train to Manhattan. Local schools, including Sunset Park High School across the street, were locked. Image: A police officer checks the Manhattan subway after a shooting in Brooklyn Witnesses have been urged to provide information, and the public has been advised to stay away from the area. The video also shows a large police presence around the metro station, including heavily armed officers and dozens of police and emergency vehicles. It was not immediately clear if police had already been inside the station when the shootings took place.
