Brendan McDermid via Reuters
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UNITED STATES – More than fifteen people were injured in a shooting that occurred in the subway of New York, announced this Tuesday, April 12, a spokesperson for the city’s firefighters. According to a new report released at the end of the day, 16 people were injured.
The shootings that injured at least 16 people on Tuesday in the New York subway are not currently the subject of a “terrorist investigation”, said the city’s police chief Keechant Sewell.
“It is not being investigated for an act of terrorism at this stage. We can also say that although this was a violent act, we don’t have anyone with life-threatening injuries,” the New York police chief said at a conference in hurry.
In front of the press, she described the suspect as “a black man” measuring about “1.65m” and “heavy build”, wearing a “green construction vest” and a gray hooded sweatshirt. “This person is dangerous,” warned New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, calling on the population to be extremely careful.
An important security device had been put in place at the level of 36th street and 4th avenue in Brooklyn, where the incident occurred. “At 8:27 a.m., the police received an emergency call from a person who was shot in the subway” in Brooklyn, a New York police spokeswoman confirmed to AFP, who asked the public to avoid the area.
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Photos and amateur videos showed pools of blood and people lying on the floor of a subway train, as well as on the platform of the “36th Street” station. Several images shot by users also show smoke escaping from a train. A spokesman for the fire department told AFP that “untriggered explosive devices” had been found. According to a police tweet, “there are no operable explosive devices at this time.”
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In regard to the multiple people shot at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn, there are NO active explosive devices at this time. Any witnesses are asked to call @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. Please stay clear of the area. More provided information when available. pic.twitter.com/8UoiCAXemB
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022
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In schools near the metro station, school children have been sheltered, authorities said. No details were given on the number of schools concerned.
296 shootings in New York in the first quarter of 2022
Jen Psaki, spokeswoman for the White House, said on Twitter that “the US president has been briefed” on the shooting in New York and that “White House teams are in contact with the mayor [de New York, Éric] Adams and the Police Commissioner [Keechant] Sewell to offer assistance if needed”. Joe Biden announced new measures against the proliferation of firearms on Monday.
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@POTUS has been briefed on the latest developments regarding the New York City subway shooting. White House senior staff are in touch with Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Sewell to offer any assistance as needed.
– Jen Psaki (@PressSec) April 12, 2022
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New York State Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul said she was monitoring the situation and being kept informed of the investigation into the event.
Elected on security promises, the new Democratic mayor of New York, Eric Adams, launched a plan to fight against the proliferation of firearms at the end of January, after the death of two police officers shot dead during an intervention. But other dramas involving guns have made headlines since.
For the first quarter of 2022 (January 1 to early April) the number of shootings and shootings in New York City increased by 260 to 296 compared to the same period of 2021, according to NYPD figures released last week.
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