Gunman opens fire on New York subway, several hurt

New York, April 12

A gunman in a construction vest donned a gas mask, set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train and shot at least 10 people on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The shooter was at large and described as dangerous after leaving wounded commuters bleeding on a Brooklyn platform while others ran screaming. Five people were in critical condition but expected to survive.

At least 16 in all were injured in some way in the attack that began on a subway train that pulled into the 36th Street station in the borough’s Sunset Park neighbourhood. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the attack was not being investigated as terrorism, but that she was “not ruling out anything.” The shooter has not been identified and the motive remains unknown.

Local schools across the street near the station, were locked down. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed on the incident. — AP