NEW YORK —
Five people were shot Tuesday morning at a subway station in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources said.
Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices, a New York City Fire Department spokesperson said. The Fire Department said 13 people were injured, but there were no details on the types of injuries.
According to multiple law enforcement sources, preliminary information indicated a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask.
Images from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station.
New York City Police Department personnel gather at the entrance to a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, where five people were shot at a subway station.
(John Minchillo/Associated Press)
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Further details were not immediately available.
Trains servicing the station were delayed during the morning rush hour.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office did not immediately comment. Adams was at the mayor’s residence Tuesday morning and was being briefed, according to a spokesperson.