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A 62 year old man accused of shooting 10 people on the New York subway was taken into custody Wednesday and faces a federal terror charge, following a day-long manhunt in a city set on edge by the attack. Frank James, who is suspected of detonating two smoke canisters as the train pulled into a Brooklyn station,
before firing into the crowd was stopped by officers on a Manhattan street, and arrested without incident. My fellow New Yorkers, we got him, Mayor Eric Adams told a news conference. There was nowhere left for him to run, added New York Police Department commissioner Keechant Sewell, whose officers made the arrest acting
on a tip. Announcing the charges against James, US District Attorney Breon Peace said he could face a life sentence if convicted of violating a federal prohibition on terrorist and other violent attacks against mass transportation systems. Michael J. Driscoll, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York office,
also characterized the shooting as a terrorist attack on mass transit. No one was killed in Tuesday’s attack, which left 13 others injured in the scramble to get out of the station, or by smoke inhalation. James has nine prior arrests in New York, from the 1992 to 1998, including possession of burglary tools and a criminal sex act, and
was also arrested three times in nearby New Jersey for trespass, larceny, and disorderly conduct, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig. Police recovered a Glock 17 nine-millimeter handgun, three additional ammunition magazines and a hatchet from the scene of the attack, as well as James’ credit card and keys to a
van he had rented. The suspect had posted several videos of himself on YouTube delivering long, sometimes aggressive political tirades, as well as criticizing New York’s mayor. His page was taken down following the attack, for violating YouTube’s guidelines.But James’ sister, Catherine James Robinson, told The New York
Times that she was surprised to see him named as a suspect, adding, I don’t think he would do anything like that. She said she had had little contact with her brother for years, according to the newspaper. According to the account given by police, James put on a gas mask just as the train was also arriving at the station during the Tuesday rush hour, then opened the smoke canisters and
fired 33 shots at the commuters packed on board. All you see is like a smoke, black smoke bomb going off, and then people bum rushing to the back, Shootings in New York have risen this year, and the uptick in violent gun crime has been a central focus for Adams since he took office in January. Through April 3, shooting incidents rose to 296 from 260 during the same period last year, according to police statistics.
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