NewsWorld Several people shot at New York subway station by Barbados Today 12/04/2022 written by Barbados Today Updated by Asminnie Moonsammy 12/04/2022 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 234 Source: New York Times – Several people were shot on the platform of a Brooklyn subway station during the Tuesday morning rush, officials said, a violent episode that heightened simmering fears about public safety that have hindered New York City’s push to recover from the pandemic. Preliminary reports indicated that five people were shot, a law enforcement official said. The police were seeking a man with a gas mask and an orange construction vest, the official said. Police officers were called to the 36th Street subway station, where the D, N and R lines pass through the Sunset Park neighborhood, at around 8:30 a.m., a Police Department spokeswoman said. They had also received reports of smoke inside the station. Transit officials said that trains on the D, N and R lines would be delayed because of an unspecified investigation. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the city’s subway, said no additional details were immediately available. A spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams declined to comment as reports were still preliminary. Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Air India plane bound for London crashes with more than 240 on... 12/06/2025 Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at... 11/06/2025 TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves the US after being detained by ICE 11/06/2025