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.
Happened, it was as if there wasn t this man hunt for him. so a lot was going on this morning, and finally, finally, police are able to catch up with him and take him into custody, don. let s talk about these videos online. we showed just a short segment of them, shimon. what do they show? so really disturbing, right, don, there s several of these videos where he talks about wanting to kill people, talks about watching people die. and also just talks about just hatred and violence. here s more of what he said in these videos, don. i ve been through a lot of. [ bleep ] where i can say i wanted to kill people, i wanted to watch them die right in front of my [ bleep ] face immediately. but i thought about the fact, hey, man, i don t want to go to prison. reporter: also interestingly he talked about crime in the subways, and mentioned the
Charging his phone. they asked him for his phone number. he said, i have a new phone. then he disappeared. police went out on the hunt for him. patrol officers arresting the suspect walking the streets in new york city s east village today. after sources say he actually called in a tip leading police to his general location. he was taken into custody without incident. has been transported to an nypd facility. we hope this arrest brings some solace to the victims and the people of the city of new york. reporter: the 62-year-old talked about violence and mass shootings in multiple rambling videos posted on youtube. including this one uploaded monday. i have been through a lot of [ bleep ]. i can say i wanted to kill people. i wanted to watch people die in front of my [ bleep ] face immediately. but i thought about the fact that i don t want to go to no [ bleep ] prison. reporter: he said he has ptsd
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.
In philadelphia, leading police to a storage facility and apartment there filled with ammunition. his motive in the attack still unclear, but investigators have pointed to repeated chilling rants by james on his youtube account. the latest video posted on monday, where he talked about committing violence. 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. reporter: james also advocating for mass shootings on social media. we need to see more mass shootings. no, we need to see more. there has to be more mass shootings to make [ bleep ]. no, it s not about the shooter. it s not about the shooter. it s about the environment in which he has to exist. reporter: other videos included james claiming he had post-traumatic stress and more rants about race, homeless people, and the policies of mayor eric