Shooting in New York: they arrest Frank James, the suspect in the subway attack that left at least 20 injured

James was described by police as a thickly built black male, approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall. Witnesses to the incident point out that during the attack he was dressed in a green vest, a gray sweatshirt, a construction helmet and a surgical mask.

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no apparent reason

“He is a person who carried out a very sick action to harm innocent people,” the mayor said on Tuesday, later specifying that there is no evidence that the perpetrator had an accomplice: “Looks like he was acting alone”.

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“It is clear that this individual wanted to create terror and violence,” he said. “We know that he wanted to bring terror to the subway with the gas mask, a gun, as well as throwing a smoke bomb.”

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image source, Reuters

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The assailant “fired the gun at least 33 times,” Detective James Essig said. Seven men and three women were wounded by bullets. Another 13 people “suffered injuries related to smoke inhalation, falls or panic attacks,” he added.

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Local media initially said there were various devices, including unexploded explosives, around the station. However, the police ruled out the presence of active explosive devices.

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Tuesday’s incident in Brooklyn it is not being investigated as an act of terrorism.

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While the motives for the attack are not known, investigators found a series of social media posts by James in which he mentions homelessness.

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Specifically, they found several videos on YouTube where the suspect makes long political speeches, sometimes aggressive. Also ones where he criticizes Mayor Adams and says that he is a victim of the mayor’s mental health policies.

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Uptick in shootings in New York

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Shootings in New York have increased this year. The uptick in violent gun crime has been a central focus for Mayor Adams since taking office in January.

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This Wednesday, with the subway event still fresh, Laura Swalm, a 49-year-old woman from New Jersey, told AFP that she was on the subway “more alert” and “definitely looking around.”

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Others were more challenging. “No one is going to take me off the subway. The subway is in my DNA,” said Dennis Sughrue, 56.

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Mayor promised improve subway safety with an increase of police patrols and expansion of mental health programsThis Tuesday he described the incident as “a senseless act of violence” and promised to double the number of agents assigned to subway security.

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As of April 3, shooting incidents increased from 260 to 296 during the same period last year, according to police statistics.

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Lax laws and the constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms have repeatedly stymied attempts to reduce the number of guns circulating in the United States, despite the majority of Americans supporting greater controls.

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New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has said she will dedicate “all the resources of the state” to fighting crime in the city.

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“This madness that is invading our city has to stop”he told reporters during the NYPD news conference.

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“We say ‘enough is enough’. Stop the mass shootings. Stop this disruption of people’s lives.”

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