New York shooting: 16 people wounded as gunman sets of smoke bombs and opens fire
12.04.2022 - 23:49
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Multiple people have been shot in a New York subway after a gunman wearing a gas mask detonated smoke bombs and fired into crowds of terrified commuters.
A manhunt has been launched for the shooter who wounded 16 people in the horror attack during the city's rush hour at 8.30am.
According to the NYPD, the assailant put on a gas mask before setting off a smoke bomb in the train carriage at 36th Street station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighbourhood.
He then opened fire as the train filled with smoke and doors closed, trapping people inside.
Authorities believe it was a premeditated attack, the Mirror reports.
Horrifying footage showed a smoke-filled platform as panicked commuters flee from the train after a man falls through the train doors and collapses on the ground.
Smoke billowed out as the train car pulled into the 36th Street station and opened its doors.
Riders trapped inside poured out, some falling to the ground. Images showed streaks of blood on the platform.
There are also reports of an explosion nearby with explosive devices also believed to have been found at the scene of carnage.
At a press conference at around 5.15pm UK time, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the suspect was still on the loose and was believed to have fled on foot.
New York City's police commissioner Keechant Sewell said at the press conference the shooting was not being investigated as an act of terrorism.
"This morning, as a Manhattan-bound N train waited to enter the 36th station, 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 told the press conference.
"The train at that time began to fill with smoke. He then opened fire, striking multiple people on the