New York is still in shock from the attack on the subway which left 29 injured. A concern that increases because the suspect, identified, is still on the run.
Authorities are looking for Frank James, a 62-year-old African American who is the owner of the credit card used to rent the van linked to the attack and found a few blocks from the Sunset Park station in Brooklyn.
James rented the vehicle in Philadelphia, where he has one of his residences (the other is in Wisconsin), the investigations on social networks have brought to light "worrying" videos in which he talks about the homeless problem, New York and his Mayor Eric Adams.
The police merely define James as a person of interest and not a suspect or alleged perpetrator. It is not clear whether it is due to excessive prudence or because it has not really emerged with force that he may be responsible.
Inside the station the cameras were not working, so the police - who offer $ 50,000 to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator - are forced to sift through the videos of witnesses for indications and to cross paths. information at your disposal.
Meanwhile, new details emerge on the minutes of terror in the subway: the suspect was inside the car when he extracted a smoke canister from his backpack, then put on the gas mask and started shooting with a 9 mm Glock. At least 33 shots fired, then the gun jammed avoiding the worst.
At that point the man, dressed like a subway attendant, ran away. At the stop, in addition to the used gun, a bag was found with the keys of the rented van, ammunition, a hatchet, fireworks and a container with gasoline.
"We were lucky, it could have been a lot worse," said New York Police Chief Keechant Sewell. None of the injured are in danger of life.
(Unioneonline / L)