Man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offence after a daylong manhunt
The suspect arrested for shooting 10 people on the New York subway has been charged with a federal terror offence and could face life in prison.
US District Attorney Breon Peace said James has been charged with violating a federal prohibition on "terrorist and other violent attacks against mass transportation systems," and could face a life sentence if convicted."My fellow New Yorkers, we got him," Mayor Eric Adams told a news conference. James had posted several videos on YouTube of himself delivering long, sometimes aggressive political tirades. His page was taken down later Wednesday for "violating YouTube's Community Guidelines." In his videos he also criticised New York's mayor.Uptick in gun crime
"All you see is like a smoke, black smoke bomb going off, and then…people bum rushing to the back," one of the gunshot victims, Hourari Benkada, told CNN, referring to a charge by passengers towards the door at the end of the car.Police later recovered a Glock 17 nine-millimeter handgun, three additional ammunition magazines and a hatchet from the scene.
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