Brooklyn Subway Shooting Updates

Investigators stressed they weren't sure whether the man, Frank R. James, was responsible for the shooting. But authorities were examining social media videos in which the 62-year-old decried the United States as a racist place awash in violence and sometimes railed against the city's mayor, Eric Adams. (AP)

10:50 (IST) April 13

Brooklyn subway shooting: All you need to know about 'person of interest'

New York City police has named the 'person of interest' in the Brooklyn subway shooting incident, in which at least 10 people were injured.

The 'person of interest' has been identified as Frank James, who had opened smoke grenades and fired a barrage of bullets on a rush-hour subway train in the city on Tuesday morning.

Here is what we know so far:

He is a dark-skinned male of heavy build, was wearing a neon-orange vest, grey-colored sweatshirt and a green helmet and surgical mask.

Police said the gunman was believed to have acted alone and immediately fled the crime scene. The attack unfolded as a Manhattan-bound subway train was pulling into an underground station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood.

He fired his gun 33 times on the morning train, as people lay on the bloodied platform.

James' apparent social media posts are also being investigated. The police have called them 'concerning'.

A video posted on April 11, rails against crime against Black people and says drastic action is needed to change things.

Another, from March 20, says the nation was "born in violence, it's kept alive by violence or the threat thereof and it's going to die a violent death.”

Another video from January 25 called "Dear Mr. Mayor" is somewhat critical of Adams' plan to end gun violence.

Cops announce joint reward of $50,000 for any information leading to his arrest whose motive behind the shooting remains unknown.

James had addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, according to a detective chief involved in the investigation.

The police also said that the attack was not being investigated as terrorism, but they are "not ruling out anything" at this stage.

10:09 (IST) April 13

President Joe Biden, addressing the incident during a trip to Iowa, paid tribute to the first responders and civilians who "didn't hesitate to help their fellow passengers,"

08:59 (IST) April 13

Police said they recovered the key to the van at the crime scene and it had been rented in Philadelphia.

08:20 (IST) April 13

Police said 13 more people suffered from smoke inhalation or were otherwise injured in the chaos as panicked riders fled the smoke-filled subway car. (Reuters)

08:10 (IST) April 13

Authorities said that ten people were hit directly by gunfire, including 5 hospitalised in critical but stable conditions.

05:52 (IST) April 13

We're truly fortunate that this was not significantly worse than it is. This afternoon, a man travelling on a Manhattan-bound N Train opened 2 canisters that dispensed smoke throughout the subway car.

Keechant Sewell, New York Police Commissioner, over Brooklyn shooting incident

05:52 (IST) April 13

Some good news is that none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. We recovered a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, extended magazines & a hatchet, also found was a liquid believed to be gasoline, & a bag containing consumer-grade fireworks & a hobby fuse.

05:48 (IST) April 13

At this time, we still do not know the suspect's motivation. Clearly, this individual boarded the train & was intent on violence. We're conducting a highly coordinated investigation that includes NYPD detectives, the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force & the ATF.

New York CP

05:15 (IST) April 13

The Nets donate $50,000 to the subway shooting victims

Before their play-in game against Cleveland, the Brooklyn Nets held a moment of silence and announced they would donate $50,000 to help those injured after at least 10 people were shot on a subway