‘I’m full of hate, full of anger and full of bitterness’: This is the man (62) police are looking for after shooting in New York subway | Abroad

Panic Tuesday morning in the New York subway: during rush hour just before arriving at 36th Street Station in Brooklyn, an unknown man suddenly put a gas mask over his head and opened a bus that was pouring fog or smoke. The man then opened fire on people in the metro and on the platform. The assailant shot 33 times, according to police. At least 23 people were injured, but no one is in life-threatening condition. The perpetrator fled after the incident. He is still missing. His motive is not yet known.

Police have now identified a man who may have been involved in the shooting. It concerns Frank James, a 62-year-old man who can be linked to places in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, writes ‘The New York Times’. The police speak of a “person of interest”, who is being investigated whether he was involved in the shooting or may be the shooter.

Detectives were able to identify Frank James after finding his credit card at the crime scene, which had previously been used to rent a van from rental company U-Haul, which police say is “related to the shooting”. The truck was found on a busy Brooklyn road late Tuesday afternoon and had previously been rented in Philadelphia, more than a two-hour drive from Brooklyn. In the van were clothing and other belongings of Frank James. The keys to the truck were on the floor in the subway station.

Striking: the man being wanted has posted dozens of videos on social media in recent years with long rants about, among other things, homelessness and the New York mayor Eric Adams† “I am a victim of your mental health policy,” for example, in a video shared on the YouTube channel prophetoftruth88† “I am full of hatred, full of anger and full of bitterness.”

The man says he has a mental illness. The mental health services of New York he calls a “horror show”. An institution where Frank James claims to receive care, he accuses of violence. “Not physical violence, but the kind of violence that a child experiences in primary school that would make him go get a gun to motherf-ers to shoot.”

New York Mayor Adams has received additional protection since the videos were found, police said.

Frank James also does a disjointed theory in one of the videos about the war in Ukraine unfold. According to the man, the Russian invasion is proof that black people in society are treated with contempt. The conflict in Europe will eventually culminate in a race war, the American claims. According to Frank James, the only solutions are to use more violence or become a criminal yourself.

The police believe they can conclude from recent posts by the man on social media that he is homeless. Police have previously indicated that they do not suspect terrorist motives for the shooting. A reward of 50,000 dollars (more than 46,000 euros) awaits anyone who provides the information that could lead to the arrest of Frank James.

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