Fear in the subway in New York. At least 13 injured in the Brooklyn station where a man opened fire on 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. Involved a northbound train in Brooklyn. It is unclear whether the shootings took place inside the train or at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park or the 25th Street station in Greenwood Heights. It happened at 8.30am local time.
Police are also investigating a possible explosion.
The person suspected of opening fire in the New York City subway was wearing a gas mask and an orange jacket. 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 the New York Post, which quotes a witness on the spot, he is said to be an African American. The police asked to stay away from the place.
New York, shooting in the subway in Brooklyn: the smoke inside a wagon
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. These are the first images of the shooting in the New York subway that are appearing in the American media. 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.
President Joe Biden just yesterday launched a gun tightening against rising violence in the United States. Biden – says the White House – is in constant contact with Mayor Adams.