Numerous people have been injured in an attack on a subway system in Brooklyn, New York. There are also reports of an explosion.
NYPD investigating possible explosion in Brooklyn subway station during morning rush hour https://t.co/KrVcVZrfsK pic.twitter.com/BsggS6kwAZ
— New York Post (@nypost) April 12, 2022
There is some indication the explosion may have been a “smoke bomb.”
At least 5 people shot, “smoke bomb” set off on the platform of a subway station at 36th and 4th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. @CBSNewYork https://t.co/kiZrM5FiCD
— Aundrea Cline-Thomas (@AClineThomas) April 12, 2022
Around 8:30 AM, it broke out on the 36th Avenue and 4th Avenue.
NY Post
Clair, a straphanger who witnessed the event while riding the Manhattan-bound N train, told The Post there were so many rounds fired off she “lost count.”
“There was like, lots of them. I don’t even know how many,” she said.
She said she saw the man — who was described as a 5-foot-5 black man, around 170 pounds wearing an orange vest and gas mask — drop “some kind of cylinder that sparked at the top.”
Multiple undetonated devices have also been claimed by Media.
#BREAKINGFirst responders reported that multiple victims were shot in Brooklyn’s subway station. “Several undetonated” devices have also been discovered.
The event took place at 4th Avenue and 36th Street stations.
CNN reported that this is among a series of attacks against the Metro. pic.twitter.com/lJ348ZLIwJ
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 12, 2022
On social media, graphic images showing the bloodied subway floors and injuries of people have been posted. Officials from the police stated that it wasn’t clear how many victims were in an explosion, mass shooting or any combination thereof.
The NYPD’s bomb squad is on the scene investigating.
According to a spokesperson from the FDNY multiple undetonated device were discovered.
Sources say that sources believe the suspect may have worn a construction costume similar to one used by MTA workers.