NYC Subway Shooter Still at Large, Mayor Calls for Stronger Gun Laws
New York police identified Frank R. James as a "person of interest" in the rush hour subway attack that injured 29 people, including 10 felled by gunfire.
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A rush hour attack in New York’s subway system that left 29 people injured, including 10 felled by gunfire, has fueled a new round of anger and anxiety among New Yorkers about crime. “We will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized even by a single individual,” said Mayor Eric Adams in a video statement Tuesday. He used the incident to call for stronger gun control measures to curb the flow of illicit guns around the country. Meanwhile, authorities offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of his
The NYPD identified a man they called a “person of interest” as they continue to scour the city for the perpetrator of yesterday’s mass shooting. The man, Frank R. James, appears to have posted dozens of videos on social media in recent years in which he expressed a range of bigoted views and criticized the policies of New York City mayor Eric Adams, reports the New York Times. The incident added to growing concerns about rising crime in the city’s transit system, even as riders have begun to return with the easing of pandemic fears.
