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   Leroy N. Soetoro to All   
   At least 16 injured in Brooklyn subway s   
   12 Apr 22 18:12:12   
   
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   https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/nypd-investigating-possible-explosion-in-   
   brooklyn-subway-station/   
      
   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 16 people — including 10 who were shot — when he set off a smoke   
   grenade and opened fire in the car, cops said.   
      
   The gunman 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 from smoke   
   inhalation, but no one of those injured has life-threatening injuries,   
   Sewell said. A pregnant woman was among those hospitalized, sources said.   
      
   The suspect, described as a black male, approximately 5’5” with a heavy   
   build, is still on the loose.   
      
   Police later recovered a gun with extended ammo, 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.   
   It was not immediately unclear if any of the items belonged to the   
   suspect.   
      
   The FDNY said earlier Tuesday that several undetonated devices were found   
   at the 36th Street station, but the NYPD later confirmed no known active   
   explosive devices were found.   
      
   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.   
      
   Footage taken from the chaotic scene showed screaming passengers spewing   
   out onto the platform as soon as the train doors opened and clouds of   
   smoke billowing out.   
      
   Graphic photos on social media showed the injured lying on bloodstained   
   subway platform floors.   
      
   A straphanger who was on the train when the violence broke out told The   
   Post there were so many rounds fired off, she “lost count.”   
      
   “There was like, lots of them. I don’t even know how many,” said the   
   woman, who only gave her first name, Claire.   
      
   She said she saw the suspect drop “some kind of cylinder that sparked at   
   the top.   
      
   “I thought he was an MTA worker at first,” she said.   
      
   The NYPD’s bomb squad was on the scene investigating, and authorities were   
   scouring MTA surveillance to try to identify the suspect, but sources told   
   The Post cameras on the station’s platform and turnstiles hadn’t been   
   working since Friday.   
      
   While the suspect was already on the train after having entered at another   
   location, the surveillance footage could have caught him leaving after the   
   attack.   
      
   Cops asked reporters at the scene to be clearly identified so the suspect   
   doesn’t attempt to blend in with the crowd.   
      
   The injured were taken to a number of area hospitals, including NYU   
   Langone of Brooklyn, Kings County Hospital, Methodist Hospital and   
   Maimonides Hospital, which had five victims with non-life threatening   
   injuries, a rep confirmed.   
      
   During an afternoon news briefing, a visibly angry Gov. Kathy Hochul   
   decried the bloodshed.   
      
   “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, and it ends now,” Hochul said.   
      
   “We are sick and tired of reading headlines about crime, whether mass   
   shootings or the loss of a teenage girl or a 13-year-old. It has to stop,”   
   she continued, adding she is “committing the full resources” of the state   
   to cut down on crime.   
      
   Mayor Eric Adams, who is currently isolated with COVID-19, has been   
   briefed on the incident and has made all of the city’s resources available   
   as the investigation continues, a spokesman said.   
      
   “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,” the spokesman said.   
      
   Schools in the immediate vicinity are sheltering in place, city education   
   Chancellor David Banks said in a statement.   
      
   “Following the incident this morning in Sunset Park, out of an abundance   
   of caution and for the safety of our students we have placed all schools   
   in the area in a shelter-in-place. We are working closely with NYPD and   
   school leadership to ensure that every school has the supports they need   
   as we work to ensure the safety of our school communities,” Banks said.   
      
   -Additional reporting by Emily Crane, Georgett Roberts, Kevin Sheehan,   
   Steven Vago and David Meyer   
      
   Anyone with information on the shooting should call the NYPD’s Crime   
   Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or log onto the CrimeStoppers website.   
      
   This is a developing story. Refresh page for updates.   
      
      
      
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