A gun attack occurred on Tuesday morning, April 12, in a New York subway station in Brooklyn, several media and news agencies report. “At 8:27 a.m., the police were called for an emergency call by a person who was shot, in the metro” in Brooklyn, confirmed to AFP a spokeswoman for the New York police, who asked the public to avoid the area.
According to a fire department spokesperson, there was “several shots”smoke and “16 people were injured”. The attack took place inside Station 36th Street, near Green-Wood Cemetery. An important safety device has been put in place at the level of the 36e Street and 4e Brooklyn Ave. A spokesman for the fire department told AFP that “undetonated explosive devices” had been found. According to a police tweet, “There are no explosive devices operable at the moment”.
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New York State Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul said she was monitoring the situation and was being kept informed of the investigation into the event.
The suspect wanted by the police
Amateur photos and videos showed pools of blood and people lying on the floor of a subway train, as well as on the platform at Station 36th Street, in the borough of Brooklyn, in a smoky atmosphere.
According to one of the passengers, Yav Montano, speaking on CNN, “a smoke grenade… a bomb, exploded I would say two minutes before we arrived at the station”. “It looked like it was planned […] We were stuck in the car […] there was blood on the ground. There was a lot of blood on the floor”added this man.
According to several media, including NBC New York and the “New York Times”, the police are looking for a man wearing a gas mask and an orange jumpsuit like those worn by construction workers in the megacity of nearly 9 million people. inhabitants, the largest city in the United States.
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President Joe Biden, who announced new anti-gun measures on Monday, has been notified of the shooting and the White House has offered assistance to authorities in New York, the executive spokeswoman said. Jen Psaki. New York State Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul said she was monitoring the situation and was being kept informed of the investigation into the event.
Rise in crime in New York
The attack came as New York City has faced a spike in crime since the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first quarter of 2022 – from 1is January to early April – the number of shootings and shootings in New York increased by 260 to 296 compared to the same period of 2021, according to NYPD figures released last week.
Elected on security promises, the new Democratic mayor of New York, Eric Adams, launched a plan at the end of January to fight against the proliferation of firearms, after the death of two police officers shot dead during an intervention. But other dramas involving guns have made headlines since.
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