Shooting at a train station in the US: $50,000 reward for crime whistleblowers

This is a notice from the Police Department New York (USA) on April 15.

The New York Police Department said that detectives used information provided by people to locate the places the suspect passed.

Suspect Frank James (62 years old) was arrested by police in Lower Manhattan on April 13 after 30 hours of being wanted.

In a statement, New York Police Department representative Keechant Sewell said: “We appreciate all of those who responded to the call for information to assist in locating the suspect.” .

Among those who provided information, the New York Police Department selected five people with “information that directly contributed” to the arrest of the suspect. shoot. However, the New York Police Department did not release the names of the awardees to ensure their safety.

Frank James is accused of injuring 30 people when he planted smoke bombs and tear gas inside a train carriage and shootings in the morning rush hour of April 12 in Brooklyn.

Police said 10 people were shot, five of them hospitalized in critical but stable condition, and 13 others injured in a stampede. (Photo: AP)

The attack caused the most severe disruption to the city’s public transport system since the terrorist attacks of November 2001.

According to police, the shooting left 10 people wounded, 5 people were hospitalized in critical but stable condition, about 20 others were injured by smoke bombs or were trampled while passengers panicked. ran out of the train carriage.

Frank James’s lawyer said the subject called the police to confess after seeing news reports showing his image.

On April 14, Frank James was taken for a mental health assessment and appeared in court on criminal charges including terrorist acts or violent attacks against a large-scale transportation system.

The suspect faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Authorities have not yet concluded the exact motive for the incident.

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