critical but stable condition with many more people injured. according to the fdny. as photos from scene show blood on the floor of the subway station. we were stuck in the train right about to get to reach the stop. and then thank goodness the train moved within a minute. i don t know what would happen if we were stuck there for longer. a gun, multiple high capacity magazines, fireworks and gun powder have been recovered in the station, law enforcement sources say, and they believe the gun jammed during the shooting. tonight, a motive for the attack remains unknown with a suspect still on the loose. he is being reported as a male black, approximately 5 5 tall with a heavy build. he was wearing a green construction type vest and a hooded sweatshirt the color is gray. late today, investigators located a uhaul cargo van with arizona license plates in connection with the shooting. new york mayor eric adams who is in isolation recovering from covid-19 told cnn it s too early
magazines, fire works and gun powder have been recovered in the station law enforcement sources say and believe the gun jammed during the shooting. a motive for the attack remains unknown with the suspect still on the loose. he s being reported as a male black, approximately 5 5 . with a heavy build. he was wearing a green construction type vest. and a hooded sweatshirt the color is gray. they investigated a u haul van with arizona license plates in connection with with the shooting. new york mayor in isolation recovering from covid-19 told cnn it s too early to dismiss the subway attack as not terror related. this is terror of someone attempted to terrorize our system. they brought in what appears to be some form of smoke device, they discharged a weapon. and so, i don t want to be premature. this was or was not. at this time the investigators will do their due diligence to
8:24 a.m. during morning rush hour at a station in brooklyn, new york. police say the shooter exploded a device at the scene and began opening fire inside the train car as it filled with smoke. we are told the suspect was wearing a gas mask and a green construction type vest. he is black and heavy set. video from inside the subway station shows a chaotic scene as commuters scrambled to safety. smoke can be seen pouring out of train car as they exited. other videos show, one person is bleeding and helping an individual. the latest from new york city. reporter: panic aboard a new york city subway train in brooklyn this morning. as shots rang out and smoke filled the car, witnesses say those people screamed for medical assistance. it was just a scary moment. reporter: authorities swarming the scene.
build. he was wearing a green construction type vest and a hooded sweatshirt. the color is gray. now the police commissioner clear so say they do not believe there is any active explosive device on any new york city subway train car. they are not investigate ing th as an act of terror right now, but they have said they have not ruled anything out. here along 4th avenue, the road has reopened here. traffic is moving, but things are not normal. there is a massive police presence here. local police, transit police, the fbi here on scene as well. as this investigation is just starting. we re about five and a half hours from the shooting that happened this morning and still as mentioned, this massive search for this shooter as you heard a very limited description of the suspect. let s bring in brynn gingras.
just before 8:2aam, as a manhattan bound n train waited to enter the st station, an individual on that train donned what appeared to be a gas mask. he then took a canister out of his bag and opened it. the train at that time began to fill with smoke. he then opened fire, striking multiple people on the subway and in the platform. again, we will describe him as an individual, being reported as a male, black, proximally five being reported as a male, black, proximally five foot five inches tall with a heavy build. he was wearing a green construction type vest and a hooded sweatshirt, the colour was gray. joining us now is nada tawfik who is at the scene in brooklyn we heard a little bit there on the suspect, but is the person still at large? any more details on that? yeah, the suspect is still at large and there is an intense manhunt under way, and even though you see