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
Hear him describe what happened? brynn gingras has more on the shooting and of course the urgent manhunt that is under way this hour. reporter: it happened during the morning rush aboard a busy new york city subway train in brooklyn. shots rang out and smoke filled the car. witnesses say there was people screaming for medical assistance. it was just a scary moment. reporter: law enforcement arrived within minutes. 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. reporter: ten shot, five of them in critical but stable condition with many more injured. as photos from the scene show blood on the floor of the subway station. we were stuck in the train,
Commute. panic aboard a new york city subway train in brooklyn this morning. as shots rang out and smoke filled the car, witnesses say people were screaming for medical assistance. it was just a scary moment. reporter: authorities swarming the scene. an individual on that train donned what appeared to be a gas mask. he then took a canister out of his bag and open 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. reporter: ten shot, five of them in critical but stable condition with many more people injured, according to the fdny as photos from the scene show blood on the floor of the subway situation. this is not being investigate as an act of terrorism at this time. we can also report that although this was a violent incident, reportedly we have no one with life-threatening injuries as a result of this case. we were stuck in the train about to get to the stop and then thank goodness the tr
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, tracking multiple people on the subway and the platform. reporter: ten shot with six more injured according to the fdny as photos from the scene show blood on the floor of the subway station. this is not being investigated as an act of terrorism at this time. we can also report that although this was a violent incident, reportedly we have no one with life threatening injuries as a result of this case. we were stuck in the train, about to reach the stop. and then thank goodness, the train moved within a minute. or i don t know what would have happened if we were stuck there for longer. reporter: the attack leading to a massive manhunt in the city with the suspect still on the loose. he is being reported as a male black, approximately 5 5 with a heavy build.