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Christopher Bucktin & Matthew Dresch & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

New York subway shooting suspect arrested after 29 people wounded

Police have made an arrest following an alleged mass shooting at a New York subway station.

Frank James was detained by NYPD officers patrolling the East Village neighbourhood of the US city, according to CNN.

The 62-year-old was the subject of a 30-hour manhunt following the alleged rush hour attack on Tuesday.

There were 29 people wounded at the Brooklyn subway stop.

A video shared to Twitter shows the suspect, wearing a dark blue T-shirt, matching trousers and a black cap, being led away in handcuffs near an off-licence.

Authorities named James as a wanted man after finding a set of car keys at the scene of the shooting, leading them investigators to a rented U-Haul truck in Brooklyn.

People injured on the subway platform. (Armen Armenian/Facebook)

As reported by the Mirror, New York commuters were shocked when a masked threw smoke bombs and opened fired at them in a city subway car on Tuesday.

Horrifying footage showed a smoke-filled platform as panicked commuters fled from the train when a man fell through the train doors and collapsed on the ground.

Smoke billowed out as the train car pulled into the 36th Street station and opened its doors. Riders trapped inside poured out, some falling to the ground. Images showed streaks of blood on the platform.

James fired a semi-automatic Glock 17 handgun that was later recovered at the scene, along with three extended-ammunition magazines, a hatchet, some consumer-grade fireworks and a container of gasoline, police said.

In a press conference Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell previously said James made “concerning posts” on social media regarding New York City, homelessness and the mayor, Eric Adams.

NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said: “We are endeavouring to locate him to determine his connection to the subway shooting, if any.

Smoke can be seen coming from the carriage. (Mirror)
Emergency services at the scene. (REUTERS)

“The two crime scenes, the subway and the van, are very active and are still being processed.

“Mr. James is just a person of interest we know right now who rented that U-Haul van in Philadelphia.

“The keys to that U-Haul van was found in the subway in our shooter's possessions.

Armed cops headed the area. (REUTERS)

“We don’t know right now if Mr. James has any connection to the subway. That’s still under investigation.”

New York mayor, whose security was boosted as a result of James’ social media posts, later blamed gun violence in the US.

He said: “It’s going to take the entire nation to speak out and push back against the cult of death that has taken hold in this nation.

“A cult that allows innocence to be sacrificed on a daily basis.”

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