Multiple people were shot this morning at the 36th Street stop in Sunset Park.
Preliminary reports indicated that five people were shot, a law enforcement official said. The police were seeking a man with a gas mask and an orange construction vest, the official said.
Initial reports say several undetonated devices were found inside the subway station.
Stay tuned for more details, we’ll update this story as they become available.
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The suspect threw smoke grenades and still has not been apprehended. From NBC New York:
Police described the suspected shooter as a man about 5 feet 5 inches tall and 180 pounds. He fled the scene and has not been caught. Cops believe he acted alone. A motive is under investigation, though the manhunt for the gunman is the top priority.
Another detail from the NBC New York report:
Some of the wounded jumped on another train to flee to the next station, sources said.
Video shows a train arriving at the station filled with smoke and injured people.
NYPD says there are no active explosive devices, pushing back on the initial reports.
NYPD live press conference. All schools in a one mile radius of the 36th Street station are under a shelter-in-place order.
CBS News correspondent Mola Lenghi said NYPD initially believed there could have been undetonated devices throughout the subway system, but law enforcement have not found any unexploded devices.
New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell says there are ‘no known explosive devices on our subway trains and this is not being investigated as an act of terrorism at this time.” Sewell additionally said there are ‘no life-threatening injuries at this time.’
Sewell reports suspect ‘Donned a gas mask. He then took a canister out of his bag, opened it. The train at that time began to fill with smoke. He then opened fire, striking multiple people on the subway and on the platform.”
Suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 5’5” with a ‘heavy build.’ He was wearing a ‘green construction-type vest’ and a grey hooded sweatshirt.
Editor’s note: Headline changed to reflect new information on the initial reports of ‘undetonated devices’