A gunman wearing a gas mask set off a smoke device in the New York subway on Tuesday morning before opening fire on passengers. There were 16 injured including 10 by gunshot, announced the police, who are actively looking for this suspect.
The shooting is not currently being “investigated as an act of terrorism,” said city police chief Keechant Sewell.
The shooter set off a smoke device in the New York subway before opening fire on passengers. Here, a passenger helps an injured person. [Will B Wylde – Keystone]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, in the borough of Brooklyn, in a smoky atmosphere.
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.”
An important security device has been put in place at 36th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, where the facts occurred.
A wanted man
According to several media outlets, including NBCNewYork and the New York Times, 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, the largest city in the United States.
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, executive spokeswoman Jen said. Psaki.
“At 8:27 a.m., police received an emergency call from a person who was shot and killed in the subway” in Brooklyn, a spokeswoman for the New York police told AFP, who asked the public to avoid the area.
Shootings on the rise
New York State Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul said she was monitoring the situation and was being kept informed of the investigation into the event.
