The New York police is looking for a man who yesterday Tuesday fired two explosives and then opened fire on a city subway carat rush hour, resulting in 23 people being injured.
«We were really lucky, it could have been a lot worseHe said New York Police Chief Kitsad Sigwell.
Police estimate that the man acted alone and immediately left the scene of the attack.
At 08:24 (local time, 15:24 Greek time), rush hour, the man who he was wearing an asphyxiating mask «threw two smoke bombs filling the subway car with smoke. Subsequently opened fire on the passengers at the time the train was entering the station on 36th StreetIn the Sunset Park district of Brooklyn, Sigwell explained.
Ten people were hit by the bulletsfive of whom are being treated in critical but stable condition, according to authorities.
Another 13 people were injured either due to smoke inhalation or due to the prevailing panic as well the passengers were trying to get out of the wagon which was filled with smoke. Some fainted when they came out on the platform.
Police have described the perpetrator as one “Black man”with a height of about 1.65 and “bodily“, who he was wearing a “green and orange work vest” and a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Truck
Police located one at the scene sharp weapon and three magazines, as well as the keys to a vehiclewho drove them to a truck of the American vehicle rental and equipment company U-Haul, which had been abandoned in Brooklyn.
The police made it public the photo of the man who had rented the van, without specifying whether it was the perpetrator of the attack. According to various American media, this is him 62-year-old Frank Jameswho has posted many YouTube videos with political contentwhile he had recently criticized New York Mayor Eric Adams.
«There are posts that could be related to the person we are interested in, which refer to the homeless or to New York and Mayor Adams“, Confirmed the head of the police of the American big city.
Epidemic
During his visit to Iowa o US President Joe Biden promised: «we will not stop until we find the perpetrator of the crime».
In the USA in 2021 45,000 people lost their lives from firearmsaccording to the Gun Violence Archive, an “epidemic”, according to the White House.
Yesterday’s attack came at a time when the covid-19 pandemic is observed in New York increase in crime, with homicides rising from 319 in 2019 to 488 in 2021.
Eric Adams, a former police officer, was elected mayor of the big city in November, promising to fight crime. In January, it unveiled a plan to combat the spread of gunfire following the deaths of two police officers during an operation.
Speaking to CNN, Adams described yesterday’s incident “unreasonable act of violenceAnd pledged to double the number of police officers patrolling the New York subway.
On her side the governor of the state Kathi Hokal promised that “all state resources will be allocated to tackle the rise in crime, this paranoia that feeds our city».
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