Summary
Here are the key developments of the day:
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The gunman in today’s attack on a Brooklyn subway remains at large, but New York police announced that they have a person of interest. Authorities said they’re looking for Frank James, 62, to determine his connection to the incident. James rented a U-Haul van in Philadelphia that police believe is connected with the shooting.
- Authorities painted a clearer picture of what occurred this morning: a man tossed two smoke grenades on the floor of a subway train and then fired what appeared to be a Glock 9mm handgun at least 33 times. Ten people were shot in the incident, seven men and three women, and 13 people suffered injuries related to smoke, falling or panic attacks, officials said.
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Police recovered a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and extended magazines, a hatchet, a black garbage can, detonated and undetonated smoke grenades and a key to a U-Haul van at the scene. Authorities have located the van, which will be examined by a bomb squad.
- New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, said the US needs action at all levels of government, and a change in gun laws, to stop gun violence like the city witnessed today. “This rage, this violence, these guns, these relentless shootings are an American problem,” he said.
- The city will double the number of transit officers in the New York subway system in response to the attack, Adams announced, while telling New Yorkers that the system is safe. The mayor also said the city would implement “new technology”, seemingly referring to controversial facial recognition technology. Surveillance video in the station where the subway attack took place was not working due to a “glitch”.
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Joe Biden said that he has been in communication with Adams today. Biden praised the first responders and civilians who helped the injured and said: “We’re not letting up until we find the perpetrator.”
We’re wrapping up our live coverage of the subway attack, but we’ll continue following this story. More here:
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New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, said the US needs action at all levels of government to stop gun violence like the city witnessed today. He said there was a “cult of death” in America and that ending gun violence requires changing gun laws.
“Today was a difficult day for New York,” he said. “We witnessed an act of violence and evil in the heart of Brooklyn. We saw a quiet Tuesday morning turn the N train into a war zone.”
Adams continued: “This rage, this violence, these guns, these relentless shootings are an American problem. It is going to take all levels of government to solve them.”
Officials announced they would tighten the mayor’s security detail in response to social media posts connected to the person of interest that mentioned Adams.
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