Suspect arrested after New York subway shooting
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Shots fired in New York subway – suspect arrested
– – Scores of people have been injured in an attack on a New York subway. Now, after a major manhunt in the Manhattan district, the wanted suspect has been arrested. – –
– You can listen to our WELT podcasts here – – On Tuesday morning, a man shot at people in a New York subway station, injuring at least 23 people. A 62-year-old suspect has now been arrested. Charges of “terrorist and other violent attacks” were brought against him. – – – NPolice have arrested a suspect after the incident in which at least 23 people were shot on the New York subway. The man was arrested in New York on Wednesday after calling the police and turning himself in. “We have him,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The 62-year-old man had previously been searched for hours. He is to be charged with “terrorist and other violent attacks” on local public transport. He is due to appear in court on Thursday. If convicted, the man faces a life sentence, the New York authorities said at a press conference. The suspect, who was born in New York and had last given residence in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, is known to the police – he has already been arrested nine times in different US states, it said at the press conference. The suspect had rented a pickup truck, the key to which was found at the crime scene. The pickup truck was found parked in another part of Brooklyn after the incident. In the incident, according to initial findings, a man opened fire on Tuesday morning during rush hour in a subway in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The man was sitting in a back corner in the second car of an N train bound for Manhattan between the 59 St and 36 St stations. He wore an orange-green construction worker vest, a corona protective mask, a gray hooded sweater and a neon-green construction worker helmet. He then put on a kind of gas mask, opened two canisters from which smoke or fog streamed, and then opened fire. According to the police, he shot a total of 33 times. The NYPD at the subway station What: AP – – At least 23 people were injured – ten by gunfire, 13 in the panic that broke out afterwards or from smoke inhalation. None of them were in mortal danger. The suspect is said to be the author of several publications on social media. In it, the author complains about New York, Mayor Adams and homelessness, among other things. Rescue workers on their way to the subway station Which: REUTERS – – Among other things, a semi-automatic handgun, several magazines and a small ax were found at the crime scene. A liquid suspected to be gasoline and a bag of fireworks were also found. The scene of the accident is cordoned off over a wide area Credit: AFP/SPENCER PLATT – – Numerous shootings and other crimes have made headlines in New York in recent months. Mayor Adams, a former police officer who took office earlier this year, had promised to crack down on it. – 
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