Law enforcement officers were searching for a suspect after multiple people were wounded, some of them shot, at a New York City subway station during the Tuesday morning rush hour.
Several photographs posted to social media showed a bloody scene, with people lying on the subway platform and tending to wounds at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Green-colored smoke appeared to billow from a train car that pulled into the station in video posted to social media.
The New York City Fire Department said at least 13 people had been injured, including five who had been shot, per The Associated Press. Two area hospitals told HuffPost they were treating a total of 11 people.
The Fire Department said “several undetonated devices” had been found at the scene, but the New York City Police Department clarified later that there were “NO active explosive devices.”
Juliana Fonda, a WNYC audio engineer, told Gothamist she was riding an N train when she heard shots fired and saw smoke filling the next car.
“The reaction of the passengers was terrifying because they were trying to get away from something that was happening in the back of the train,” Fonda said. “None of us in the front of the train knew what was going on.”
The doors between cars were locked, Fonda said, and people were “pounding” on the door to her car trying to escape.
The fire department said it was investigating smoke reported along the D, N and R train lines.
A suspect was seen wearing construction attire and a gas mask, The Associated Press reported, citing a law enforcement source briefed on preliminary information. The person was not immediately captured.
NYU Langone Health said eight people had been brought in with injuries from the subway incident; New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital said it had received three patients.
Students and staff at nearby schools were sheltering in place amid the investigation.
A spokesperson for New York Mayor Eric Adams said that he continues to receive updates on the situation. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden has also been briefed.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
