NEW YORK — A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off smoke grenades and fired a barrage of bullets in a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, wounding at least 10 people Tuesday, authorities said.
Chief of Detectives James Essig said investigators weren’t sure whether the man, identified as Frank R.
In the train, Jordan Javier thought the first popping sound he heard was a textbook dropping.
Sitting in the back of the train’s second car, the gunman tossed two smoke grenades on the floor, pulled out a Glock 9 mm semi-automatic handgun and started firing, Essig said.
That key led investigators to James, who has addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, the detective chief said.
New York City has faced a spate of shootings and high-profile bloodshed in recent months, including on the city’s subways.
Adams, a Democrat a little over 100 days into his term, has made cracking down on crime — especially in the subways — an early focus of his administration, pledging to send more police officers into stations and platforms for regular patrols.
Price and David Porter in New York contributed to this report, and Michael Kunzelman contributed from College Park, Maryland.