Fear in the subway in New York. At least 13 injured in a Brooklyn station where a man opened fire on the passengers. Certainly, at least five wounded were hit by bullets. At first the firefighters had talked about the discovery of unexploded ordnance but the news was denied by the police. Instead, the use of a smoke bomb is hypothesized to create confusion. The attacker may have thrown one – or more than one – before starting to shoot or to make it easier to escape.
Shooting in the subway in New York, passengers rescue the injured: the first images of witnesses
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The site of the attack
Involved a northbound train in Brooklyn. According to some witnesses, the attack began in the third carriage. inside the train or 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park or 25th Street station in Greenwood Heights. It happened at rush hour, at 8.30am local time.
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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Police are also investigating a possible explosion.
The identikit of the New York attacker
The person suspected of having opened fire in the New York subway was wearing a gas mask and an orange jacket and managed to escape. She reports the CNN specifying that it is a man. Anti-terrorism agents are also looking for him. The suspect is five feet tall. According to New York Post, who cites a witness on the spot, would be an African American. The police asked to stay away from the place. And the students in the area can’t leave the school buildings.
New York, shooting in the Brooklyn subway: the escape of passengers from the carriages
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Smoke and blood on the tracks
The social media images show dramatic scenes. There are people lying on the ground on the quay, alert but injured and others trying to dab the blood with T-shirts and shirts. The images also show long trails of blood on the station floor just in front of a stopped subway car. To escape the shooting, some wounded jumped into a passing train to escape. 11 people have so far been hospitalized in two local hospitals.
