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Person of Interest Named in NYC Subway Shooting

A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off smoke grenades and fired a barrage of bullets in a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, wounding at least 10...

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A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off smoke grenades and fired a barrage of bullets in a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, wounding at least 10…

Highlights

  • Police identify a person of interest as Frank R. James, 62, in relation to the attack.
  • He has addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, officials say.
  • Five people are in critical condition but are expected to survive.
  • A gas mask and construction vest fired a barrage of bullets in a subway train in Brooklyn, police say.
  • The attack unnerved a city on guard about a rise in gun violence and the ever-present threat of terrorism in New York City’s subway system, which has been hit by a wave of violence in recent months.
  • The MTA announced last fall it had installed cameras in all 472 subway stations in the city’s main subway system.