Updated13 avril 2022, 10:29
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United StatesThe police still on the heels of the subway shooter
The New York police have not yet managed to get their hands on the man who caused panic on Tuesday and injured 23 people, including ten by gunshot.
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Amateur videos show scenes of mayhem
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New York police continued Wednesday the hunt for a shooter who caused chaos the day before in the subway and wounded at least 23 people, including ten by bullets, while millions of employees resumed transport to go to work.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams called on New Yorkers to be “vigilant”, while ruling out at this stage that the shooter, still on the run 24 hours after the incident, has an accomplice.
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“He seems to have acted alone”, declared on the MSNBC channel, the Democratic mayor, who took office on January 1, promising to put the megalopolis back on track after the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in terms of the fight against the crime.
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However, there was no indication at this stage to qualify this attack as a terrorist act, a police source pointed out.
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–An important security device has been put in place at 36th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn.
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–A spokesman for the fire department said that “undetonated explosive devices” had been found.
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At 08:24 (12:24 GMT) on Tuesday, when the metro trains in the megalopolis are crowded, the individual, who was wearing a gas mask, “opened two canisters which released the smoke in the train. He then shot at a number of passengers when the train entered the 36th Street station in southern Brooklyn, said Keechant Sewell.
Among the victims, none of whom were in mortal danger according to the police, ten were shot and thirteen others in the scramble to get out of the subway or because of smoke inhalation.
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Suspect renter of a van
The noose has also tightened around a man, simply presented on Tuesday by the police (NYPD) as a “person of interest” for the investigation, but now qualified as a “suspect” by the mayor of New York .
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On Tuesday, the NYPD had released photos of this individual, Frank James, indicating that he had rented the van found in Brooklyn and whose key was discovered at the crime scene.
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And Wednesday morning, New Yorkers received messages on their phones giving the description of this “62-year-old black man”, asking to alert the police to give any useful information to the investigation.
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The man posted various videos on YouTube, where he delivers long political tirades, sometimes virulent, and criticizes Eric Adams, which prompted the police to tighten security around the mayor.
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Testimonials
“In the metro, I saw a cloud of smoke, I saw people in chaos, lying on the ground, three people on the ground. Immediately, I said to myself that it was necessary to leave , told a resident of Brooklyn working on the spot, Threstan Ralph, 34 years. According to one of the passengers, Yav Montano, speaking on CNN, “a smoke grenade…a bomb went off, I’d say two minutes before we got to the station.” “It looked like it was planned (…). We were stuck in the train (…) There was a lot of blood on the ground, ”added this man.
Throughout the day, an important security device – firefighters, ambulances, police – was deployed. Several schools have canceled all outings of their students.
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(AFP)
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