Shooting at New York subway station
AmericaAt least 13 people were injured in a shooting at a New York subway station during rush hour today.
The New York Fire Department said several people were shot on the platform of a subway station in Brooklyn at about 8:30 a.m. on April 12 (20:30 a.m. Hanoi time). Among the 13 injured, five were hit by bullets, and police are looking for a man wearing a gas mask and orange work vest, according to a law enforcement official.
Passengers fled the carriage after the shooting. Video: Twitter/Isaac Abraham.
New York police sources said the suspect threw a smoke grenade before opening fire. The city police department announced on Twitter that they did not find an explosive device at the scene, and advised people to stay away from the station area.
Ambulances were lined up outside the 36th Street subway station, where the shooting took place. Photos on Instagram showed passengers trying to give first aid to bleeding victims lying on the floor of the smoke-filled station, while subway staff tried to calm panicked passengers.
Witness Yav Montano said that minutes before the train entered the station on 36th Street, smoke suddenly enveloped the carriage. “At that time I heard a lot of explosions like fireworks, but thinking about it, it was gunfire,” Montano said. “Luckily I hid behind a chair.”
Montano said the shooting happened at the end of the carriage he was standing in. “As the smoke rose, people started running to the front of the car,” he said. “When the train entered the station, the door opened and people rushed out.”
Officials say the suspect has not been arrested yet.
US police at the scene of the shooting. Image: NY Post.
The White House said President Joe Biden received a report of the shooting and was in contact with New York officials.
Shootings are relatively common in the United States, where firearms are responsible for about 40,000 deaths each year, including suicides, according to the website of the Bureau of Gun Violence Statistics. .
Shootings in New York City have increased this year. According to police statistics, New York recorded 296 shootings as of April 3, compared with 260 in the same period last year.
The shooting at the New York subway station comes just a day after Mr. Biden announced new controls to tighten restrictions on “ghost guns”, privately assembled and nearly impossible weapons. traceability when used in cases.
Thanh Tam (According to AFP)
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