Witnesses described a terrifying scene after 29 people were shot or injured in a shooting on a subway train in Brooklyn Tuesday morning.
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn -- Witnesses described a terrifying and chaotic scene after 29 people were shot or otherwise injured in a shooting on a subway train in Brooklyn Tuesday morning.threw smoke bombs on the Manhattan-bound N train and opened fire"I was a few cars down, and the conductor told everyone to get on the train," said a Brooklyn Tech student who was on the train at the time."I was just scared, and at the next stop, he told everyone to get off.
It happened just before 8:30 a.m., and the suspect was seen mumbling to himself before donning the gas mask and removing a canister from a bag before the car began to fill with smoke. He then opened fire with a handgun, striking several people on the train and on the platform at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park.
After passengers spilled onto the platform, everyone who was not wounded was told to get back on the train, which then continued to the 25th Street station in Greenwood Heights."I saw a lot of people coming out of the train station," said a man who works in the area."One of them was injured. I believe it was a lady that was getting shot in her leg, and a lot of people was coming up from side to side, screaming, asking for help.
Schools in the area went into a shelter in place as the search continued. All dismissals have since been completed without incident for students across all impacted schools.
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