NYPD identifies a person of interest in the Brooklyn subway shooting

NYPD identifies a person of interest in the Brooklyn subway shooting

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The New York Police Department said it has identified a person of interest in the subway car shooting that left 10 people shot in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning.

Chief James Essig told reporters that a cache of weapons was recovered at the scene, including guns, ammunition², a hatchet³, gasoline and a pair of keys to a U-Haul van. Investigators⁴ found the vehicle parked in Brooklyn and have since linked it to a man named Frank R. James, who appears to have rented it in Philadelphia.

Essig described James as a 62-year-old man "with addresses in Wisconsin and Philadelphia."

"We are endeavoring to locate him to determine his connection to the subway shooting, if any," he said.

Essig offered several new details about the shooting, which occurred just before 8:30 a.m.

"As that N train was between stations at 59th Street and 36th Street, seated in the second car, in the rear corner was a dark skin male," Essig said during an evening press conference. "As the train pulled into the station, witness say the man opened up two smoke grenades, brandishes⁵ a Glock 9mm handgun he then fired that weapon at least 33 times."

While investigators have received a variety of descriptions of the shooter's height, officials said witness accounts confirm he was wearing an orange and green construction-style nylon vest. He also had on a grey hoodie, a surgical⁶ mask and a neon green construction helmet.

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Earlier in the day, officials said the gunman had put on a gas mask before setting off the smoke cannisters then opened fire striking multiple people on the subway and on the platform.

Officials say they are still searching for a motive⁷ in the attack.

They are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to James.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said New Yorkers' "sense of tranquility and normalness was disrupted — brutally⁸ disrupted — by an individual so cold-hearted and depraved of heart that they had no caring about the individuals that they assaulted."

WNYC broadcast engineer Juliana Fonda said she was on the N train when she heard the shots.

"People were pounding and looking behind them, running, trying to get onto the train," Fonda said. "The door locked between cars and the people behind us, there were a lot of loud pops and there was smoke in the other car."

A handful of nearby schools went into lockdown following the gunfire, including PS 24.

Alexandra Miranda, a 7-year-old student at the elementary school, recalled the scene in her classroom, telling NPR, "They had to shut all of the doors and teachers couldn't go in or out because something was happening outside."

The incident on Tuesday adds to a jump in violent crime in the subway during the pandemic, while subway ridership remains⁹ well below pre-pandemic levels.

Earlier, published reports cited fire officials and law enforcement sources saying several undetonated devices were also found. Sewell told reporters that there are currently no known explosive devices on subway trains.

New Yorkers have been warned to avoid the Sunset Park area. Following the shooting, power was shut off on various lines, and major delays were expected throughout the city.

This is a developing story. Some facts reported by the media may later turn out to be wrong. We will focus on reports from police officials and other authorities, credible¹⁰ news outlets¹¹ and reporters who are at the scene, and we will update as the situation develops.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

3 hatchet   

n.短柄小斧；v.扼杀

参考例句：

• I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
• Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 brandishes   

v.挥舞( brandish的第三人称单数 )；炫耀

参考例句：

• He never brandishes his intellect. 他从不炫耀自己有多聪明。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She brandishes twin blaster pistols in a pair of hip holsters. 她喜欢在头上戴一朵大红花。 来自互联网

6 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

7 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

8 brutally   

adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地

参考例句：

• The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
• A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

11 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》