Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect in Custody
Sources told Fox News that Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James is in custody.
NYC shootings leave 3 dead, 12 others wounded hours after subway attack: ‘No one is safe’
Three people were killed and at least 12 others were wounded in a series of shootings across New York City Tuesday night, just hours after the early morning Brooklyn subway attack that prompted officials to again call for an end to surging gun violence plaguing the Big Apple.
A 23-year-old woman, and two young men, ages 21 and 22, were all shot to death in separate shootings in the Bronx Tuesday night. At least five other individuals, including a 15-year-old girl, were reportedly wounded by gunfire but survived across New York City over the course of a six-hour time span.
The violence happened hours after authorities say a man donned a gas mask, detonated a smoke grenade, and opened fire inside a train car and at the 36th St. station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, around 8:24 a.m. as commuters headed to work in Manhattan and children were on the way to school.
NYC Mayor Adams floats ‘new tech,’ bag checks on subway system to detect weapons
New York City may be rolling out new technology and periodic bag checks to prevent future terrorist attacks, according to the mayor.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday about the previous day’s terror attack on the city’s subway system. The mayor touched on the possibility of new technology on public transportation to prevent similar acts in the future.
“With the gun detection devices – oftentimes when people hear of ‘metal detectors,’ they immediately think of the airport model,” Adams said. “Those are not the only models that are available. There are new models that are being used at ball games or parks, hospitals, where you’re not stopping to go through your belongings. You’re simply walking through a device.”
Brooklyn subway shooting: Law enforcement investigating Frank James’ social media posts: source
The FBI is investigating social media posts and videos investigators believe are linked to Frank James, the suspect being sought in Tuesday’s shooting in a Brooklyn subway, Fox News Digital has learned.
A senior law enforcement source told Fox News on Wednesday that some of James’ posts were critical of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Fox News Digital viewed a string of rambling, profanity-laced YouTube videos in which a man who is apparently James decries the United States as a racist, violent place.
“This nation was born in violence, it’s kept alive by violence or the threat thereof and it’s going to die a violent death. There’s nothing going to stop that,” James said in one video.
Despite some reporting from other sources, the law enforcement source said the FBI did not open a prior file on James out of New Mexico.
James remains on the loose and authorities are trying to track him down based on his prior contacts in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, according to the source. On Wednesday morning, Adams confirmed to Fox News that James was now the lone suspect in the attack.
Brooklyn subway shooting: NYC cell phone users receive emergency alert about suspect Frank James
New York City wireless phone users received an emergency citywide alert Wednesday morning warning the public to be on the lookout for Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James.
The emergency alert came through before 10:30 a.m. ET Wednesday.
“WANTED for Brooklyn Subway Shooting: Frank James, Black male, 62 years old. Any information can be directed to NYPD TIPS at 800-577-TIPS (8477),” the alert said.
The suspect remained on the lam more than 24 hours after authorities say he donned a gas mask, detonated a smoke grenade and opened fire inside a Manhattan-bound subway train and the 36th St. station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, just before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday during the morning commute. At least 29 people were injured, including 10 people who suffered gunshot wounds.
Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James purchased gun in 2011 at Ohio pawn shop
A law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday that Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James purchased the gun used in the Tuesday morning attack at a pawn shop in Columbus, Ohio, in 2011.
NYC Mayor Adams ‘confident’ suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting will be arrested
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is “confident” the suspect involved in the Brooklyn subway attack will be arrested as the manhunt continued Tuesday.
“I am confident that we’re going to bring this suspect to justice, and we want to make sure that we do it as expeditiously as possible, so he would not cause any harm on fellow New Yorkers,” Mayor Adams said on “America’s Newsroom.”
Frank James, who was previously considered a person of interest in the attack, is now a suspect in the case. Authorities have said James has an alarming presence online, categorized by a series of shocking and racist videos. He posted a series of profanity-ridden clips on YouTube ranting about race, politics, and current events.
“When you talk to folks [about] what happens to you in prison, it is what it is,” James said in one video. “That’s why I’m never going to prison… I’m not connected, I don’t have nobody, [and] nobody has my m———ing back.”
Adams clarified James is not yet in police custody, and the motive for the attack is still under investigation. “We’re still looking through and looking at all of his postings,” Adams told hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. “We’re conducting a very thorough investigation because the goal here is not only the arrest, but also prosecution.”
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