Ten people were shot and 13 others injured in this morning’s New York City rush-hour subway shooting, city officials said at a press briefing just after 7 p.m. ET.
Essig said police recovered a Glock 17 9mm pistol and three magazines at the scene, along with a hatchet, some liquid presumed to be gasoline, consumer-grade fireworks and a fuse, and two used and two unused smoke grenades. He added that 33 bullets were fired and that the shooting victims included seven men and three women.
In response to a reporter’s question, Sewell said: “Based on some preliminary information, there are some postings [online] possibly connected to our person of interest where he mentions homelessness, he mentions New York and mentions Mayor [Eric] Adams, and as a result of that, in an abundance of caution, we are going to heighten the mayor’s security detail.”
“About an hour ago, detectives located a U-Haul van in Brooklyn that we believe is connected to the suspect. At this time, we still do not know the suspect’s motivation. Clearly, this individual boarded the train and was intent on violence. We are conducting a highly coordinated investigation that includes NYPD detectives, the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force and the ATF, who have been instrumental in tracing the firearm and ballistics.
Commissioner Sewell told reporters during an initial news conference just after noon in New York that the incident is not being considered as terrorism, she added later that nothing is being ruled out. The shootings occurred just before 8:30 a.m. ET — rush hour — at the subway station or on the train in the area of 36th Street and 4th Avenue area in Brooklyn. “Shelter in place” orders were issued for several area schools.
Did his family throw a party for him? 🤡 (like Timothy Simpkins)
On a tip - they didn't know where he was until a citizen saw him and reported it. So much for the $10 billion police budget in NYC. Does nothing.