Suspect arrested for shooting in New York subway

The man accused of shooting Wednesday at a New York subway station, identified as Frank James, was arrested shortly after noon Wednesday, according to police sources quoted by CNN and other media.

According to the chain, the 63-year-old black man was arrested by two agents in Manhattan’s southeastern rural area after a passerby spotted him on the street, took a photo of him and posted a picture on Twitter. Police have not yet released the details.

Newspaper New York Post He even released pictures of the moment of his arrest, in which the person could be seen loaded into a police vehicle without any protest.

Police have announced a $ 50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of James, who has been in hiding for more than 24 hours. His picture has been circulating in all media since Tuesday afternoon.

James is accused of being the sole culprit in the shooting that left 10 people with gunshot wounds in addition to several others in a New York subway car who entered the house as if he had thrown 2 smoke bottles before he could start firing, apparently blindfolded.

Gunshot wounds and intoxication

Ten were with gunshot wounds and many more were intoxicated or with injuries.

Apparently, and according to the media on Wednesday, James was suffering from some kind of mental illness for which he was admitted to specialized medical centers, which he later described as “terrifying”.

He was also the owner of a YouTube account in which he posted numerous messages of violent content. Among them he mixed racism, conspiracy theories and a determination against Mayor Eric Adams, which explains why he strengthened the security of a police officer on Tuesday, who is currently locked up in his home for being infected with the Govt-19 virus.