Post by Admin on Apr 12, 2022 14:56:58 GMT -4
At least 29 injured in Brooklyn subway shooting, undetonated devices found
A maniac possibly disguised as an MTA worker unleashed bloody hell on a Brooklyn subway train during the early-morning rush Tuesday, injuring at least 29 people — including 10 who were shot — when he set off a smoke grenade and opened fire in the car, authorities said.
A jammed Glock and two extended ammo magazines were later recovered at the scene — suggesting the gunman could have unleashed more mayhem if his weapon hadn’t malfunctioned, law enforcement sources told The Post.
The gunman — who is still in the wind — was wearing a “green construction-type vest” and gas mask when he launched his bloody assault aboard a Manhattan-bound N train around 8:24 a.m. just as the subway was pulling into the 36th Street station in Sunset Park, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said during a news briefing at the scene.
“An individual on that train donned what appeared to be a gas mask. He then took a canister out of his bag and opened it,” Sewell said. “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 commish said the incident wasn’t being investigated as an act of terror at the moment and noted none of the victims were of a particular ethnic group, but she also added that no motive has been ruled out.
The suspect shot 10 people, including five who are in critical but stable condition, the FDNY said. Some of the victims suffered smoke inhalation, but none of those injured has life-threatening injuries, Sewell said. A pregnant woman was among those hospitalized, sources said.
A slew of injured victims walked into hospitals themselves for treatment, officials said.
The suspect, described as a black male, approximately 5 feet 5 inches with a heavy build, is still on the loose.
Police later recovered the jammed gun with extended magazines, a hatchet, a can of pepper spray, two gas canisters, a bag full of fireworks and another satchel holding what appears to be BB pellets at the scene, sources said.
Detectives believe that at least the gun belonged to the suspect, sources said.
“It was lucky that it jammed because we could be talking about a lot more people in hospitals or worse,’’ a law enforcement source said. “Dozens more people would have been wounded or more seriously injured.’’
It was not immediately unclear which of the other items may have been the gunman’s also, sources said.
The FDNY said earlier Tuesday that several undetonated devices were found at the 36th Street station. The NYPD later said, “There are no active explosive devices at this time.”
As the mayhem unfolded, straphangers were evacuated to the R train across the platform, where some got off at the next stop and others were rushed to hospitals.
“They just started yelling,” said Gaba Semein, 16, who was at the 36th Street station en route to class when the mayhem unfolded, referring to people around her.
“They told us to switch to the R. Everyone got on, including a guy who got shot. He hobbled on,” he said.
A maniac possibly disguised as an MTA worker unleashed bloody hell on a Brooklyn subway train during the early-morning rush Tuesday, injuring at least 29 people — including 10 who were shot — when he set off a smoke grenade and opened fire in the car, authorities said.
A jammed Glock and two extended ammo magazines were later recovered at the scene — suggesting the gunman could have unleashed more mayhem if his weapon hadn’t malfunctioned, law enforcement sources told The Post.
The gunman — who is still in the wind — was wearing a “green construction-type vest” and gas mask when he launched his bloody assault aboard a Manhattan-bound N train around 8:24 a.m. just as the subway was pulling into the 36th Street station in Sunset Park, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said during a news briefing at the scene.
“An individual on that train donned what appeared to be a gas mask. He then took a canister out of his bag and opened it,” Sewell said. “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 commish said the incident wasn’t being investigated as an act of terror at the moment and noted none of the victims were of a particular ethnic group, but she also added that no motive has been ruled out.
The suspect shot 10 people, including five who are in critical but stable condition, the FDNY said. Some of the victims suffered smoke inhalation, but none of those injured has life-threatening injuries, Sewell said. A pregnant woman was among those hospitalized, sources said.
A slew of injured victims walked into hospitals themselves for treatment, officials said.
The suspect, described as a black male, approximately 5 feet 5 inches with a heavy build, is still on the loose.
Police later recovered the jammed gun with extended magazines, a hatchet, a can of pepper spray, two gas canisters, a bag full of fireworks and another satchel holding what appears to be BB pellets at the scene, sources said.
Detectives believe that at least the gun belonged to the suspect, sources said.
“It was lucky that it jammed because we could be talking about a lot more people in hospitals or worse,’’ a law enforcement source said. “Dozens more people would have been wounded or more seriously injured.’’
It was not immediately unclear which of the other items may have been the gunman’s also, sources said.
The FDNY said earlier Tuesday that several undetonated devices were found at the 36th Street station. The NYPD later said, “There are no active explosive devices at this time.”
As the mayhem unfolded, straphangers were evacuated to the R train across the platform, where some got off at the next stop and others were rushed to hospitals.
“They just started yelling,” said Gaba Semein, 16, who was at the 36th Street station en route to class when the mayhem unfolded, referring to people around her.
“They told us to switch to the R. Everyone got on, including a guy who got shot. He hobbled on,” he said.
