SUBWAY BLOODBATH
Brooklyn subway shooter leaves 29 hurt – but cops say it’s NOT a terror attack
A SHOOTING at a Brooklyn subway station has left 29 injured after a suspect wearing a gas mask opened fire and threw smoke canisters on board a train car.
Mayhem unfolded during the Tuesday morning commute at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park, , as photos from the scene showed several people bloodied on the platform.
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Authorities are searching for a Black male suspect, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, heavily built, who was wearing a gas mask, a green construction vest and a gray sweatshirt, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at the scene.
The NYPD said the incident is not being investigated as an act of terrorism as of yet.
Commissioner Sewell said that as the train pulled into the station, the suspect put on a gas mask, pulled out a gas canister from his bag, and began shooting as the car filled with smoke.
"The train at that time began to fill with smoke, he then opened fire, striking multiple people on the subway and on the platform,"; the NYPD commissioner said.
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Police are searching for a U-Haul van with Arizona license plates in connection with the shooting.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul says the incident is being treated as an active shooter situation across the city.
In total, 29 people were injured, 10 of which were gunshot victims. Five victims were listed in critical but stable condition.
No victims sustained life-threatening injuries.
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Law enforcement sources told a Glock semi-automatic handgun, and a tote-like bag with a hatchet, pepper spray, two gas canisters, and a smoke grenade were recovered at the subway station.
'GAS MASK WEARING' SUSPECT
The scary scene occurred onboard a Manhattan-bound N train that was arriving at the 36th street station.
The latest violent episode comes amid fears about public safety as New York City struggles to recover from the pandemic.
Clair, a straphanger who witnessed the event while riding the Manhattan-bound N train, told The there were so many rounds fired off she “lost count.”
“There was like, lots of them. I don’t even know how many,” she told the Post.
The witness described the same suspect saying he dropped "some kind of cylinder that sparked at the top."
“I thought he was an MTA worker at first because I was like, I didn’t like pay too much attention. You know? You’ve got the orange on,” she told the outlet.
Kenneth Foote-Smith was on the Manhattan-bound N train when the shots rang out.
Foote-Smith told that after the train pulled away from the 56th Street Station he heard a loud bang.
"Almost like glass shattering. It didn't sound like a normal subway noise," he said.
The witness said people in the subway car started panicking and began to move forward to the conductor's door at the front of the car.
"There's this white smoke starting to fill up the car behind us and we see people banging on the doors that are between the subway cars."
He said that the train then came to a stop right before it pulled into the 36th Street Station.
"That's when we hear 'pop, pop, pop' like three or four real quick pops," Foote-Smith said.
"And the screaming has now increased. There's more people against the door trying to get out to escape."
LOUD BANGING RINGS OUT
Footage from the scene showed witnesses pouring out onto the platform after the doors opened as smoke was seen billowing out from the N train car.
A second video from inside a subway car shows commuters panicking as they hear loud banging start ringing in a separate car.
NYPD units are scouring the city's empty subway tunnels looking for the gunman, who is feared to have jumped onto the tracks at 36th Street and fled.
The shooter was not in custody as of 12.30pm. A motive is under investigation, though an all-out manhunt is underway.
FDNY said they responded to a call for smoke at the 36th Street station shortly before 8:30am and found multiple gunshot victims.
Fire officials prompted early concerns about possible explosive devices connected to the case due to the smoke coming from the train car.
However, Commissioner Sewell later confirmed there are no known explosives on the subway trains.
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PRESIDENT BIDEN BRIEFED
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said President has been brief on the situation and officials are in contact with NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Sewell.
"We say no more. No more mass shootings. No more disrupting lives. No more creating heartbreak for people just trying to live their lives as normal New Yorkers. It has to end. It ends now," NY Governor Hochul said at the scene.
warned New Yorkers to avoid the area of 3rd Avenue to 5th Avenue from 20th to 40th Street in Brooklyn.
The 36th street subway station serves the D, N, and R trains.
A video posted on the Citizen app showed a heavy law enforcement presence at the scene.
"I'm praying for all the victims, their families, all those impacted. I’m grateful for the quick action of our first responders. To everyone in New York: Stay safe," Senate Majority Leader tweeted.
Meanwhile, NYC Mayor Adams tweeted: "While we gather more information, we ask New Yorkers to stay away from this area for their safety and so that first responders can help those in need and investigate."
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In an interview with , Mayor Adams, who is isolating at Gracie Mansion with , said "we do not have a positive ID [on a suspect] at this time."
Jersey City is upping security with the attacker in Brooklyn shooting still at large.
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