China News Agency, New York, April 12. According to US media reports on the 12th, the number of injured in the shooting at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn, New York City that morning has increased. At least 16 people were injured, 10 of whom were directly injured. gun.
Five of the 10 people who were shot were in serious but stable condition, NBC reported.
The other wounded were not directly hit, but were injured in the panic caused by the shooting.
None of the injured are life-threatening.
Media earlier reported that at least 13 people were injured in the shooting, which occurred around 8:30 a.m., five of whom were directly shot.
New York City Police Chief Keechant Sewell said at a later briefing that the suspect was a large black man who was wearing a gas mask and a green construction vest when he committed the attack. Still at large.
That morning, the suspect threw a smoke grenade on an N-line subway and opened fire, hitting people inside the car and on the platform.
Earlier media reports said the suspect was wearing an orange builder's vest and the incident occurred on the R line subway train.
CNN reported that police found a gun and multiple high-capacity magazines used by the suspect at the 36th Street subway station, as well as fireworks and gunpowder.
The police have not released the type of firearm yet, and some investigators speculate that the gun may have jammed when the suspect opened fire.
When asked if terrorist attacks were ruled out, Sewell stressed that the current investigation "does not rule out any possibility" and will gradually find out the motives of the suspects.
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