A 48-year-old man was shot after being hit in the chest in the Manhattan subway when police began an urgent search for a fleeing suspect
- A 48-year-old man was killed after being shot in the chest in the subway on Sunday
- The shooting took place on the eve of lunch in Lower Manhattan
- He was shot on a Northbound Q train while he was traveling to Canal Street Station
- The suspect fled the area, there were no detentions
- Police are still looking for an armed man
A man was killed on a subway train in lower Manhattan on Sunday, and police are still searching for an armed man.
The 48-year-old man was on train Q north, which was entering Canal Street station around 11:42 a.m. when the suspect started firing, hitting the man in the chest, New York police said.
The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died. His identity is not disclosed.
The suspect fled to the street and was not detained, police said about an hour after the shooting.
Police are looking for a gunman after a man was killed in the subway at Canal Street Station in Lower Manhattan on Sunday morning
The 48-year-old man was on train Q north, which was just approaching Canal Street station around 11:42 when an armed man started firing.
The Q and N trains heading north are delayed due to a New York City police investigation on Channel Street.
The shooting came about a week after Frank James, a man accused of shooting at a New York subway train last month in an attack that injured 10 people, pleaded not guilty to terrorism and other charges.
Frank James made the statement in federal court in Brooklyn on May 13th.
James, 62, is accused of committing a terrorist act or other violence against the public transport system and of using firearms during a violent crime. Both clauses provide for a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
The defendant was arrested on April 13, about 30 hours after authorities said he was traveling from Philadelphia and fired smoke bombs and dozens of bullets at a train full of morning passengers as he approached a station in Brooklyn.
The victims of the shooting ranged in age from 16 to 60; all survived.
Pictured in the courtroom is Frank James, left, a man accused of a mass shooting on a subway train in New York’s Brooklyn district taking the oath during his indictment in federal court on Friday, May 13, 2022, in New York City.
Frank James, pictured, was charged with federal terrorism for allegations that he opened fire on a crowded Brooklyn subway train in April, shooting 10 and injuring 23
Authorities said James’ bank card, mobile phone and the key to the van he rented were found at the scene. Police also said they found a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol used in the shooting and traced it to James.
Defense attorney Mia Eisner-Greenberg warned during the arrest of James not to hurry with the verdict and noted that James informed the police of his whereabouts. He was arrested in the East Village of Manhattan after calling a phone line saying he was in a fast food restaurant in that part of town.
The motives for the attack are unclear. In many of the statements he posted on YouTube, James, who is black, made fan statements about people of all backgrounds, angered New York City Mayor Eric Adams and complained about the mental health help he received in the city many years ago.
James, who is in custody without bail, is due to return to court on July 25.
Total crime in New York increased by 40 percent and car theft by 58 percent
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to fight the city’s high crime rate since taking office this year.
Total crime has risen 40 percent, down slightly over the past few months. An increase in all violent crimes, except for victims of homicides and shootings, which fell by almost 12 and 3.5 per cent respectively.
Transit rose 62 percent as New Yorkers said several passengers were pushed onto the rails as well as mass shootings on a Brooklyn subway train.
Attacks also rose nearly 20 percent, and burglary and robbery rose 33 and 42 percent, respectively.
