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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Justin Vallejo and Megan Sheets

Cameras down, trains left to run and faulty police radio: How Brooklyn subway shooting suspect escaped NYPD

EPA

New York City police have come under scrutiny for their handling of the Brooklyn subway shooting as several key details suggest multiple mishaps allowed the shooter to escape.

A manhunt for the suspected gunman, identified by authorities as 62-year-old Frank R James, is still ongoing more than 24 hours after he allegedly deployed a smoke bomb and opened fire inside the 36th Street station in Sunset Park on Tuesday morning.

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