Brooklyn Subway Shooter Still At Large, NYPD Identifies Suspect From Credit Card At Scene

Update (1821ET): NYPD is searching for Frank James in connection to Tuesday’s Brooklyn subway shooting.

NYPD News tweeted a picture of the suspect. 

This is Frank James. He is a person of interest in the shooting that took place on the N train in Brooklyn Tuesday morning. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call @NYPDTips at 1-800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/vSYb5UIu2k

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022

Police said, “Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS.” 

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Update (1753ET): CNN’s Pervaiz Shallwani said law enforcement officials have identified “the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting after finding a credit card at the scene.” He also said the credit card was tied to a rental U-Haul cargo van found this evening. 

NEW: Police were able to identify the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting after finding a credit card at the scene, a credit card that was used to the rent the U-Haul cargo van, two law enforcement sources tell me & @ShimonPro: https://t.co/XCkVRpbrRA

— Pervaiz Shallwani (@Pervaizistan) April 12, 2022

NYPD found the U-Haul cargo van tied to the suspect. 

Here’s chopper video of the @uhaul suspected to be connected to the Brooklyn shooter.

On the side of the van you can see “Allegheny West Moving & Storage.”

More at @NBCPhiladelphia–>https://t.co/8yBphxinNe pic.twitter.com/R8n4TuewzJ

— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) April 12, 2022

Here’s a summary of today’s chaotic events at a subway station in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn that began around 0830 ET (courtesy of The Guardian): 

*The gunman in today’s attack remains at large, with New York mayor Eric Adams noting that police will likely release a suspect ID during another press briefing later today.

*Joe Biden commented on the Brooklyn subway shooting, saying “we’re not letting up until we find the perpetrator,” and shouting out first responders and civilians who helped the injured this morning.

*More than 20 people were injured during today’s attack, including 10 who were shot and five who are in critical, but stable, condition. Earlier today, the total was reported as 13 people injured with no numbers on how many had sustained gun shot wounds.

*The weapon the suspect used to shoot multiple people on a subway train and platform earlier on Tuesday in Brooklyn may have been recovered at the scene by law enforcement, CNN is reporting.

*New York Police Department police commissioner Keechant Sewell described the suspect as a 5ft 5in-tall Black man with a heavy build, wearing a green construction-type vest and a hooded sweatshirt.

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Update (1528ET): AP News reports NYPD is “scouring the city for the shooter and a U-Haul truck with Arizona license plates.” 

“Police sources tell ⁦CBS2 the NYPD is searching for a U-Haul van with Arizona plates #AL31408 in connection with the shooting.”

⁦@WCBSTV⁩ https://t.co/Ha76gj2wz3

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) April 12, 2022

The suspect (a Black male) remains at large. 

We need the public’s help apprehending the individual responsible for shooting multiple people today on the subway in #Brooklyn. The suspect is a Black male, who was wearing a green construction vest & a gray hooded sweatshirt. Call @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS with any information. pic.twitter.com/d2wTfNbMDD

— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) April 12, 2022

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Update (1241ET): Updates from the press conference on the Brooklyn subway shooting: 

• 16 people were treated for injuries
• 10 have gunshot wounds
• 5 people are in critical condition

The suspect is a 5’5″ tall Black male with a heavy build, wearing a green construction-type vest and a gray hooded sweatshirt. 

NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the incident occurred around 0830 ET on the Manhattan-bound N-train when “an individual on that train donned what appeared to be a gas mask. He then took a canister out of his bag and opened it. The train at that time began to fill with smoke.” 

Sewell said the suspect then “opened fire, striking multiple people on the subway and in the platform.” 

NYPD says the suspect is still on the run. Police aren’t investigating the incident as an act of terrorism at this time. 

Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “this is an active-shooter situation right now.” 

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Update (1054ET): White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted President Biden has been briefed on the latest developments in Brooklyn’s shooting incident. 

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