The New York City Police Department has released several photos of James and offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest
The search continued Wednesday for a man police say opened fire on a Brooklyn subway train during morning rush hour Tuesday in an attack that left more than two dozen injured.
Frank R. James, 62, whom police said was the suspect in the shooting after first calling him a "person of interest," remained at large Wednesday as investigators sought help from the public in finding him.
The New York City Police Department has released several photos of James and offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Investigators are looking into concerning videos that threatened violence and appeared to come from James, authorities said. Police initially connected James to the shooting after a key to a U-Haul van he rented was found at the scene of the attack. Police later located the van in Brooklyn.
Around two dozen people were injured, but none fatally, on a Manhattan-bound train arriving at a Sunset Park subway station around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
A surveillance camera at the turnstile of the station where the train stopped was not working correctly, though additional images from the subway line may aid the investigation, the head of the subway system said Wednesday.
Wearing a gas mask, the gunman set off two smoke grenades and then fired 33 times with a Glock 17 9mm semi-handgun, which was also found in the subway, said Chief of Detectives James Essig said. At least 10 people were shot and at least 19 others were taken to hospitals for injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to shrapnel wounds.
Videos taken on the platform of the 36th Street station showed chaos ensue as smoke and subway riders, some injured with gunshot wounds, pouring out of the train. Witnesses at the scene said passengers were covered in blood and shouting as the commotion unfolded.
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