Police in Brooklyn, NY are searching for a man they believe is responsible for shooting at least five people in a Subway station on Tuesday morning.
Police officers were called to the 36th Street station, where the D, N and R lines pass through the Sunset Park neighborhood, around 8:30 a.m., the Police Department said. The Fire Department said that 13 people were injured, several by gunfire. Police officials said that preliminary reports suggested that five people were shot.
A senior law enforcement official said that the police were seeking a heavyset man with a gas mask and an orange construction vest who had been wearing a dark blue outfit that appeared to resemble that of a transit worker.
The official said that investigators believed that a smoke bomb went off and that the gunman had shot from inside a subway train. Videos posted on social media showed panicked riders pouring from a train and onto a platform at 36th Street as smoke billowed through the station.
The New York Times
President Biden has been briefed on the situation. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who tested positive for COVID on Sunday is said to be monitoring the situation.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
