Photos, videos show aftermath of New York subway shooting
At least 13 persons were injured, including five from gunshots, at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York City on Tuesday morning.
A fire department spokesman, however, did not provide further details on the victims’ injuries and conditions.
JUST IN: Video from the shooting incident at Brooklyn subway station in New York City where at least 13 people were injured pic.twitter.com/yvq2PgaiNS
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According to local media reports, shots were fired at the 36th street station around 8:30 am local time. The morning rush hour attack left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform and police searching for the shooter.
Wounded commuters are given first aid after a shooting on a New York subway train on Tuesday morning, April 12, 2022. (Andrew Hinderaker/The New York Times)
Police on the scene after a shooting in a New York subway station on Tuesday morning, April 12, 2022. (Andrew Hinderaker/The New York Times)
According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated that the suspect who fled was a man wearing a construction vest and a gas mask, news agency AP reported.
⚠️🇺🇸#URGENT: Several people shot and multiple explosives found at New York City subway station#Brooklyn l #NYPolice confirm explosive devices are present at the 36th Street station. Several people are down. Trains are being halted.More information as it becomes available! pic.twitter.com/9HFIY2SSOP
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New York City Transit workers arrive at subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP)
A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station.
Law enforcement gather near the entrance to a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP)
The shootings come as New York City has faced a spate a shootings and high-profile incidents in recent months, including on the city’s subways. One of the most shocking was in January when a woman was pushed to her death in front of a train a stranger.
