It is henceforth “under federal prosecution for his act, a terrorist attack on public transport“, announced the federal police officer Michael Driscoll. “He will appear in federal court in Brooklyn and, if convicted, will face a life sentence.“said prosecutor Breon Peace.
It is Frank James, a 62-year-old African-American, “who shot many times” on an N line train, at the “36th street” station, in southern Brooklyn, indicated a Wanted poster. Balance sheet: 23 wounded, including 10 by bullets. On Tuesday, the New York police had released photos of the individual because the key to a van, found abandoned in Brooklyn, was discovered at the crime scene. And on Wednesday, New Yorkers received an “urgent” message on their phones asking them to deliver any useful information to investigators. A $50,000 reward has been put on the table.
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