we used every resource at our disposal to gather and process significant evidence that directly links mr. james to the shooting. we were able to shrink his world quickly. there was nowhere left for him to run. investigators determined the gun found at the scene of the attack was purchased by james in ohio in 2011, elevating him from a person of interest to a suspect. keys found at the crime scene led police to this u-haul van, leading james to a storage facility and apartment there filled with ammunition. his motive in the attack still unclear. but investigators pointed to repeated chilling rants by james on his youtube account. i ve been through a lot [ bleep ] where i can say i wanted to kill people. i wanted to watch people die right in front of my [ bleep ] face immediately. but i thought about the fact that, hey, man, i don t want to go to [ bleep ] prison.
we got him. reporter: sources telling cnn 62-year-old frank james reported himself to police by calling crime stoppers. police later spotted him walking on a manhattan street. he was taken into custody without incident and has been transported to an nypd facility. he will be charged with committing yesterday s appalling crime in brooklyn. reporter: authorities say it was james who set off smoke canisters and opened fire into a crowded subway car tuesday morning. we used every resource at our disposal to gather and process significant evidence that directly links mr. james to the shooting. we were able to shrink his world quickly. there was nowhere left for him to run. reporter: investigators determined the gun found at the scene of the attack was purchased by james in ohio in 2011, elevating him from a person of interest to a suspect. keys found at the crime scene led police to this u-haul van investigators say james rented
shooting. we were able to shrink his world quickly. there was nowhere left for him to run. reporter: investigators determined the gun found at the scene of the attack was purchased by james in ohio in 2011 elevating him from a person of interest to a suspect. keys found at the crime scene led police to the u-haul van investigators say james rented in philadelphia leading police to a storage if afacility and a apartment there. his motive in the attack still unclear but they have pointed to rants on his account. the latest video on monday where he reported committing violence. i ve been through a lot of [ bleep ]. i want to kill people. i want to watch them die right in front of my [ bleep ] face. i don t want to go to [ bleep ] prison. reporter: james also advocating for mass shootings on social media. you see mass shootings.
reporter: suources say he reported himself to police. police spotted him walking on a manhattan street. he was taken into custody without incident and transpored to an nypd facility. h will be charged with committing yesterday s appalling crime in brooklyn. authorities say it was james who set off smoke canisters and opened fire in a crowded car on tuesday morning. we used every resource to gather and process significant evidence that directly links mr. james to the shooting. we were able to shrink his world quickly. the gun was purchased by james in ohio in 2011. elevating him from a person of interest to a suspect. keys found at the crime scene led police to this uhaul van investigators say he rented in philadelphia.