BREAKING: At Least 16 People Injured in Brooklyn Subway Attack; Multiple Gunshot Victims (WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE)

A manhunt is underway in Brooklyn, New York after at least 16 people were injured in a Sunset Park subway station.

The incident appears to have happened on the southbound R train, beginning at the 25th street station.

However, other reports stated it began on a northbound (Manhattan-bound) N train at the 25th street and 36th street stations.

Reports suggest a lone gunman wearing a reflective vest and possibly a gas mask threw smoke bombs on a subway car.

As the subway doors closed, the suspect threw smoke bombs and opened fire.

The suspect reportedly fled the scene and remains at large.

When authorities arrived, they found multiple people with gunshot wounds and several undetonated devices.

https://twitter.com/MAJTOURE/status/1513886267037077508

WARNING – GRAPHIC FOOTAGE

NOW – Multiple people shot at New York City subway station. Several "undetonated devices" found. Trains halted.

Suspect is wearing a gas mask and is on the run.pic.twitter.com/2hWjvjUXI4

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) April 12, 2022

My heart goes out to those injured today at Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I pray the NYPD finds the perp before any more harm is done.
WARNING: GRAPHICpic.twitter.com/VW5LDQfOkV

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) April 12, 2022

https://twitter.com/newsistaan/status/1513878891374555142

Several people shot and multiple explosives found at #NewYork City subway station in #Brooklyn #NY
Police confirm explosive devices are present at the 36th Street station. Several people are down. pic.twitter.com/JvMfIdqIEH

— AUSTROHÚNGARO (@AUSTROHNGARO2) April 12, 2022

The NYPD issued these advisory updates for the ongoing situation:

ADVISORY: Due to an investigation, avoid the area of 36th Street and 4th Avenue area in Brooklyn. Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the surrounding area. pic.twitter.com/xPIAHbtSA7

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022

In regard to the multiple people shot at the 36th Street subway station in Brooklyn, there are NO active explosive devices at this time. Any witnesses are asked to call @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. Please stay clear of the area. More provided information when available. pic.twitter.com/8UoiCAXemB

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022

New York residents reacted to the violent incident:

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I advise all SUBWAY PERSONNEL to call out of work today and or STAY HOME!

There’s a major subway emergency going on right now, the shooter and terrorist is still on the lose and your life is more important than working down here!

Please STAY HOME!

— Progressive Action (TV) (@progressiveact) April 12, 2022

https://twitter.com/KMcAmerica1/status/1513885596804128776

The policies in NY are NOT working. @NYCMayor and @GovKathyHochul are too busy firing unvaxxed hard working NYers and masking 2-4 year olds rather than focusing on the HUGE crime spree happening in the what was once the best city in the world! #DoBetter https://t.co/jRYIgN25vL

— People’s Coalition for New York (@PeoplesCoalitNY) April 12, 2022

Impoverishing and dehumanizing people comes at a cost. Gun violence is on the rise in NYC. pic.twitter.com/xkIPmUeGVq

— Jenin Younes (former handle @leftylockdowns1) (@JeninYounesEsq) April 12, 2022

NEW YORK SUBWAY ATTACK

– 36th Street Station, Brooklyn
– Smoke device set off on train
– Gunman opened fire
– At least 13 people injured
– Suspect fled the scene
– Said to be wearing gas mask

— BNO News (@BNONews) April 12, 2022

ABC 7 reported:

At least 16 people were shot or otherwise injured after a lone gunman in a reflective vest and possibly a gas mask threw smoke bombs on a subway car in Brooklyn and began shooting Tuesday morning.

A manhunt is now underway as details continue to emerge in this developing situation.

At least four of the victims were found at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park and another at the 25th Street station in Greenwood Heights just before 8:30 a.m.

It appears at this time to have happened on the southbound R train, beginning at the 25th Street station. As the doors closed, the suspect threw the smoke bombs and opened fire.

The victims, and presumably the suspect, then got off the subway train at the 36th Street station.

“This perpetrator dropped those smoke cans, if that’s what they are, and shot around, and then exited from that point,” retired NYC Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. “He’s not going to stay on there if there’s smoke on there, even if he has the filter mask.”

Here’s something peculiar I noticed while drafting this post.

Check out this tweet from ABC 7:

BROOKLYN SHOOTING: At least 13 people were shot or otherwise hit by shrapnel on multiple subway stations along the northbound N train line in Brooklyn Tuesday morning. Breaking coverage continues: https://t.co/Vi5v3dRCnN pic.twitter.com/03L9Z7qMeD

— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) April 12, 2022

The tweet says the incident happened in multiple stations on the northbound N line.

Let’s review their text from the article above:

It appears at this time to have happened on the southbound R train, beginning at the 25th Street station. As the doors closed, the suspect threw the smoke bombs and opened fire.

If a lone gunman committed this act, why did the news report the incident occurring on the Northbound and Southbound trains?

While the N and R lines run parallel to each other in Sunset Park, the northbound and southbound trains have opposite platforms.

If authorities found victims on the southbound and northbound platforms, it sounds like multiple suspects committed this act.

The only other plausible explanation is the news accidentally reported the wrong platform in either their tweet or article.

The violent incident comes the day after Biden gave a speech on gun control:

Last year alone, law enforcement reported approximately 20,000 suspected ghost guns to ATF.

That’s a ten-fold increase from 2016.

These guns are the weapon of choice for many criminals — and we’re going to do everything we can to deprive them of that choice.

— President Biden (@POTUS) April 11, 2022

Biden says 'ghost gun' crackdown should be 'just the start' on gun control: 'None of this absolves Congress' https://t.co/ydT7WuKwdB

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 12, 2022

Joe Biden’s gun control announcement isn’t about stopping crime.

He wants the government to have a list of every law abiding American who owns a gun.

He also wants to keep a list of names of people who buy replacement parts.

And he announced he wants to ban many of these guns.

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 11, 2022

NBC New York provided these updates:

The shooter was not in custody an hour and a half after he opened fire on the train at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue station in Sunset Park around 8:30 a.m. All eight victims were believed to have been in the same car. The train was still moving.

It stopped at the next station, at 25th Street. Greenish smoke was seen spewing from the subway doors when the Manhattan-bound N train stopped at the platform. People were seen running, and bleeding.

One straphanger who limped off the train fell and had to be helped away by fellow riders. Other photos showed people bleeding on the platform. Some of the wounded jumped on another train to flee to the next station, law enforcement sources said.

Police were combing through subway tunnels, based on some witness reports he may have jumped to the tracks, but the gunman remained on the loose hours later.

Two of the eight shooting victims were said to have been seriously wounded. The extent of the other victims’ injuries wasn’t clear. As for the other people who were hurt, officials said their injuries likely stemmed from the crowd response to the chaos.

Notice how this story says Manhattan-bound (northbound) N train.

The other story says it appeared to have started on the southbound R train.

Reports indicate victims were found at the 25th and 36th street stations.

The N train normally does NOT stop at 25th street during rush hour.

When the N train runs express, it goes from 36th street to Atlantic Avenue on the northbound line.

This is an ongoing story.

We will provide updates as they become available.

But something seems off about this story based on the current reporting and my knowledge of the area it reportedly occurred.