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12-04-2022
NEW YORK: Dozens were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, law enforcement sources said.
At least 13 people had been taken to local hospitals by 945am (1345GMT), according to officials at the scene.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said.
After initial reports that undetonated devices had been found at the scene, New York City police department (NYPD) tweeted there were no active explosive devices at the station.
Police were searching for a suspect, described as a Black man wearing an orange construction vest and a gas mask.
A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station, putting tourniquets on wounds to staunch bleeding.
Other photos of the immediate aftermath, showed smoke in the air at the station. Witnesses said one or more smoke canisters were used in the attack.
Journalist Gabriel Elizondo said preliminary information indicated two of the shooting victims were in critical condition.
Hundreds of police officers were on the scene, he said, “actively” searching for the attacker.
“Officers are actually going through the tracks, walking in the tracks, looking potentially for the shooter or looking for fragments of bullets as well,” Elizondo told Al Jazeera. “This is going to be an ongoing investigation, for many hours, at least initially, not only looking for the shooter but also gathering evidence.”
More than a dozen police and fire vehicles with blue and red lights flashing were on the street outside the station.
Trains in and out of the station were stopped, causing major transport delays. Schools in the area have been put on lockdown, with students sheltering in place.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately have more details. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said US President Joe Biden had been briefed on the incident.
Merrick Garland, the US attorney general, was also monitoring the situation, his spokesman said. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)
