Frank James may have been caught on camera on way to Brooklyn subway wearing high-vis vest before shooting hurt 29
SUSPECT Frank James may have been captured on surveillance camera on his way to the Brooklyn subway station wearing a high-vis vest before the bloody shooting that left 29 injured.
Footage obtained by CBS News appears to show James walking down a street, wheeling a piece of luggage behind him and carrying a backpack in the other hand.
James is seen wearing a bright orange high-vis construction-style vest, a yellow helmet, black pants and a navy blue mask.
The man in the video matches the description of the suspect police are searching for.
It is unclear where the video was taken and police are yet to confirm that it is him.
James, 62, was named as a suspect on Wednesday after he allegedly fired 33 shots on board a Manhattan-bound N train at the 36th Street subway station, leaving 29 injured, 10 of which were gunshot victims.
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In a series of images released by the NYPD, James is pictured at one of the city’s 472 stations.
In another picture, the suspect appears to be grinning as he emerges from an underground station.
James is described as about 5 feet 5 inches tall, heavily built, and was last seen fleeing the scene wearing a gas mask, an orange and green nylon construction vest, and a gray sweatshirt.
The NYPD said the incident is not being investigated as an act of terrorism yet.
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NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said that as the train pulled into the station, the suspect put on a gas mask, pulled out a gas canister from his bag, and began shooting as the car filled with smoke.
“The train at that time began to fill with smoke, he then opened fire, striking multiple people on the subway and on the platform,” Sewell said.
A Glock 17, three Glock magazines, shell casings, bullets, two detonated smoke grenades, two undetonated ones, a hatchet and a U-Haul key were found at the scene, police said.
According to NBC News, the gun found at the scene has been traced to the suspect and was purchased at a pawn shop in Columbus, Ohio, in 2011.
Police say the keys found at the crime scene belong to a U-Haul truck that was rented by James in Philadelphia.
The van was found Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn; however, its connection to the case is currently unknown.
Officials say James has ties in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio.
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