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Massive Manhunt Underway: NYPD Identifies but Has not yet Found Suspected Subway Person-of-Interest Frank James

Massive Manhunt Underway: NYPD Identifies but Has not yet Found Suspected Subway Person-of-Interest Frank James

By Yehudit Garmaise

Hundreds of detectives are searching for Frank James, who has been identified as a person of interest who rented that U-Haul that was found by police at 4th Street and Kings Highway after the van’s keys were found in the subway, Assistant Special Agent to FBI’s NY office Mike Driscoll, said at a press conference Tuesday night.

Also recovered at the two scenes: the subway and in the U-Haul: a 9mm Glock-17 handgun, 15 bullets, five bullet fragments, a hatchet, gasoline, four smoke grenades two of which were detonated, an extended magazine, a hobby fuse, a rolling cart, and a bag believed to be fireworks, reported NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, who added that the suspect threw down the handgun in frustration, after it thankfully jammed.

“We are truly fortunate that this was not significantly worse than it was,” reported Sewell, who continues to ask New Yorkers who have video footage or pictures of the crime, any information about James or the renter of the U-Haul to help the NYPD find the perpetrator by calling 1 (800) 577-TIPS.

“We expect the process to be a long one, and we are tracking down all possible leads,” Sewell said.

James, who is still at large, is known to have addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, and was heard mumbling the name of Mayor Eric Adams, who remains in quarantine with Covid, but whose security has been tightened and increased for extra protection against a violent madman, said NYPD Keechant Sewell, who added that “all of the NYPD’s resources are working this to find this perpetrator for whom $50,000 in reward money in offered to anyone who finds him.

Sewell reported that 10 New Yorkers were shot and 13 were injured in the chaotic rush to get out of the train after a man, who was sitting in the back corner of a Manhattan-bound N train opened a cannister that filled the subway car with smoke, before opening fire 33 times on his fellow passengers: shooting 10 and injuring 13 others, who were hurt as they rushed to get out of the terrifying and violence scene.

Of those who were shot, seven were men, and three were women, and all the victims were immediately transported to NYU Langone Hospital, Methodist Hosptial, and Maimonides Medical Center, where Gov. Kathy Hochul will tonight visit the five of the patients who were injured on the subway.

Thankfully, none of the victims’ injuries appear to be life-threatening, Sewell said, who said that police investigators do not know the motive of the suspect, who is a heavy-set, 64 year-old-man 5’5 African-American male, who was wearing an orange-green worker similar to those worn by construction and transit workers.

“We still do not know the suspect’s motivations, but we know he boarded the train and was intent on violence,” Sewell said.

Mayor Adams, who spoke from Gracie Mansion, said that a massive manhunt has been launched by the NYPD, the FBI, the ATF, and other agencies who will find the perpetrator.

Adams said that he will not lose sight of the innocent victims in New York City, who are continually preyed upon by those who seek to terrify and harm them.

In an earlier press conference, the mayor announced that New York City will double the number of NYPD officers on the subway system.

“This is terror,” said Mayor Adams, although Sewell had said earlier said the crime is not being investigated as terrorism, although she would not “rule anything out.”

“Someone attempted to terrorize our system,” Mayor Adams said.


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