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‘You Guys Are Looking for Me’: Alleged NYC Subway Shooter Frank James Called Cops on Self: Sources

The 62-year-old man wanted in connection with Tuesday’s mass shooting on a rush-hour subway in Brooklyn was apprehended in Manhattan, the NYPD confirmed Wednesday, more than a full day after the attack left 10 shot and many more injured. Frank R. James was taken into custody near St. Marks Place and First Avenue in the East Village around 1:45 p.m. without incident after a 28-hour manhunt, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said, adding a Crime Stoppers tip helped bring him in. In fact, police sources said they believe James called the tip line himself, saying he was at a McDonald’s on the Lower East Side. This is Frank. You guys are looking for me my phone is about to die, the sources say the caller said. James wasn’t at the McDonald’s by the time cops responded to the call, but they drove around and eventually spotted him on a street corner. He didn’t resist. Three sources familiar with the arrest said one of the NYPD officers approached and asked the man if he was James. He responded saying yes, and that he had been waiting for police to find him all day, according to the sources. LIVE PICTURE NOW OF THE LIVE PICTURE NOW OF THE SUSPECT IN THE SUBWAY SHOOTING, FRANK JAMES, BEING WALKED OUT OF THE 9th PRECINCT STATION HOUSE THE 9th PRECINCT STATION HOUSE ON EAST 5th STREET. WALKED AWAY, WHERE HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT EARLIER TODAY OUTSIDE A McDONALD u2019S. JAMES IS ON HIS WAY TO FEDERAL COURT IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN. BROOKLYN U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT SAYING HE u2019S FACING FEDERAL CHARGES RELATED FACING FEDERAL CHARGES RELATED TO TERRORISM. WE u2019LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON THIS AS WE WATCH HIM. THIS IMAGE HERE, BRINGING A THIS IMAGE HERE, BRINGING A DEGREE OF A GREAT DEGREE OF RELIEF FOR THE CITY, IT HAS BEEN AN ANXIOUS MORE THAN 24 HOURS SINCE THIS FIRST WHAT A 24 HOURS IT HAS BEEN. YOU WERE IN BROOKLYN ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT YESTERDAY COVERING THIS FOR US. HE IS THE SUSPECT IN THE BROOKLYN SUBWAY ATTACK, TEN BROOKLYN SUBWAY ATTACK, TEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT, 13 OTHERS INJURED, BEING DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE 9th PRECINCT HEADING TO FEDERAL COURT.”,”video_id”:”2022726723518_884″,”video_length”:”58159″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”fHEOFx3SICOU”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”cV6cQ80pyTad”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”Qs9nZJKvdC_G”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022726723518″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Escorted to Court” data-vidcid=”1:2:3645019″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/local/brooklyn-subway-shooting-suspect-escorted-to-court/3645019/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” ” data-tagnames=” “876615”:”brooklyn subway shooting” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” James was questioned at the 9th Precinct Wednesday afternoon, before being led out of the stationhouse in handcuffs. He was charged by a federal complaint in Brooklyn with one count of knowingly committing a violent attack with a dangerous weapon on mass transportation, with the intent to cause death and serious bodily injury to New York City transit riders, authorities said. The defendant committed a heinous and premeditated attack on ordinary New Yorkers during their morning subway commute, stated U.S. Attorney Breon Peace. All New Yorkers have the right to expect that they will be safe as they travel throughout our great city and use our vital transportation systems. They also intend to prove James crossed state lines to commit the attack, and pledged justice would be served. A conviction carries a max sentence of 20 years in prison. The first court appearance for James is set for Thursday. Once in police custody, James refused to answer any questions, and asked for a lawyer. We hope this arrest brings some solace to the people of New York, Sewell said, crediting hundreds of NYPD detectives and federal partners with ATF, FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and US Marshals’ Regional Fugitive Task Force for their efforts. We were able to shrink his world quickly. There was nowhere left for him to run. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AS HE JUST DISCUSSED, MR. JAMES IS NOW FACING A FEDERAL CHARGE FOR HIS ACTIONS, A TERRORIST ATTACK ON MASS TRANSIT. WE HAVE TWO WAYS YOU CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH US, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THIS IS STILL TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING MR. JAMES u2019 ACTIVITY OR IF YOU HAVE DIGITAL ACTIVITY OR IF YOU HAVE DIGITAL INFORMATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. CONTACT THE FBI, 1-800-FBI OR YOU CAN PROVIDE DIGITAL DATA TO FBI.GOV /SUBWAYSHOOTING. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SO WE CAN PIECE EVERYTHING TOGETHER THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. IT u2019S CRUCIAL WE GET INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AS WE PIECE THIS TOGETHER. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS THAT THE FBI TO DATE HAD TIES TO MR. JAMES. I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE HAVE FOUND NO THAT WE HAVE FOUND NO INVESTIGATION OF FRANK JAMES BEFORE YESTERDAY. REPORTS THAT OUR FIELD OFFICE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED HIM ARE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED HIM ARE INACCURATE. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN THIS CASE, THE U.S. MARSHALS AND THIS CASE, THE U.S. MARSHALS AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY u2019S OFFICE AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE FBI AND NT NYPD AND JOINT TERRORIST TASK SERVICE. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE JTTF. THE JTTF. I u2019M FORTUNATE I GET TO WORK WITH THEM EVERY DAY. IT u2019S TRULY AN OUTSTANDING GROUP IT u2019S TRULY AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF PEOPLE LED BY CHRIS FARLEY WHO SPAEFREARHEADED THE INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU, AND I u2019D LIKE TO TURN THANK YOU, AND I u2019D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO JOHN DeVITO FROM THE API. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOHN DeVITO. I u2019M FROM THE ATF HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES. ONE OF THE KEY POINTS THAT A.G. DRISCOLL POINTED OUT WAS WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE PUBLIC u2019S HELP. PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL OUR PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL OUR THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN WITH THE VICTIMS AS WELL AS ALL NEW YORKERS. THE ATF HAS BEEN WORKING THE ATF HAS BEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE THE NYPD, MARSHALS, FBI TO SOLVE THIS HEINOUS CRIME. WHICH WE HAVE. WHICH WE HAVE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACK, NEW YORK CITY CRIME CENTER, WHICH IS A UNIT COMPRISED OF HIGHLY SKILLED ANALYSTS, INVESTIGATORS, ATF, NYPD AS WELL INVESTIGATORS, ATF, NYPD AS WELL AS A MYRIAD OF OTHER VITAL AS A MYRIAD OF OTHER VITAL PARTNERS WHOSE SOLE JOB IS TO CRIMINALIZE DRUG VIOLENCE. CRIMINALIZE DRUG VIOLENCE. JUST IMAGINE EXPLOITING EVERY MOMENT OF INTEL FROM GUN VIOLENCE, THE FIREARMS, AND THEN USE THAT INFORMATION AGAINST THE PEOPLE TERRORIZEING OUR PEOPLE TERRORIZEING OUR COMMUNITIES. THE TIMELINE SPANS 15 YEARS AND FIVE STATES. I u2019M PROUD TO SAY THAT LATE YESTERDAY EVENING ABOUT 12 HOURS AFTER THIS ATTACK, ATF WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON THAT TIME SPAN AND CONFIRM THAT FRANK SPAN AND CONFIRM THAT FRANK JAMES BOUGHT A GUN IN 2011 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. COLUMBUS, OHIO. ESSENTIALLY WE CONNECTED THAT SHOOTER WITH THAT GUN AND NOW BEVERAGE OUR TARGET IN CUSTODY. WE HAVE SAID EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO SAY. HAVE TO SAY. NOW WE u2019RE ANSWERING LIMITED QUESTIONS. INAUDIBLE INAUDIBLE THERE WAS A PERSON WHO CALLED IN TO CRIMESTOPPERS. IN TO CRIMESTOPPERS. WE u2019RE REVIEWING WHO EXACTLY MADE THAT CALL. THE VIDEOS FROM YESTERDAY, DOES THAT HOLD MUCH SIGNIFICANCE? IS IT CLEAR YET WHAT THE IS IT CLEAR YET WHAT THE MOTIVATION WAS? I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST WE WERE LOOKING TO GET THIS GUY OFF WERE LOOKING TO GET THIS GUY OFF THE STREET BEFORE HE DID ANY MORE CARNAGE BROUGHT ANY MORE MORE CARNAGE BROUGHT ANY MORE CARNAGE TO THE CITY. AS FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOTIVE AND SCOURING SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT u2019S STILL PART OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. BUT, AGAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, BUT, AGAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WANTED TO TAKE HIM OFF THE STREET. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING INTO THE MOTIVE AND TO SOCIAL INTO THE MOTIVE AND TO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS. YOU SAID MR. JAMES WALKED YOU SAID MR. JAMES WALKED INTO THE SUBWAY STATION. WHAT TIME WAS THAT AND WHAT WAS HE DOING THEN? THAT WAS 9:15 YESTERDAY. THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT 8:24, SO THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT 8:24, SO HE LEAVES HE EXITS THE 25th STREET STATION HOUSE SHORTLY STREET STATION HOUSE SHORTLY AFTER 8:24, THE R TRAIN PULLS IN. WE CATCH HIM NEXT GOING INTO A PARK AT 7th AVENUE AND 9th STREET AT 9:15. THEN WE GRABBED HIM TODAY. WE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF WE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF DETECTIVES OUT SCOURING VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE CRIME SCENE AND BEYOND. THIS IS AT 9:00 A.M.? YES, THAT WAS HIM. YES, THAT WAS HIM. YESTERDAY AT 9:15. MARK? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE HE WAS PREVIOUSLY TODAY, ANY IDEA WHERE HE WAS? HIS ARREST WAS JUST LITERALLY HIS ARREST WAS JUST LITERALLY MINUTES AGO, SO WE HAVEN u2019T EVEN HE u2019S JUST ARRIVED AT THE EVEN HE u2019S JUST ARRIVED AT THE PRECINCT SHORTLY. AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS, THAT u2019S PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. DETECTIVES ARE OUT GOING THROUGH VIDEO CANVASSES, AND THAT WILL TAKE LITERALLY WEEKS. A TWO-PART QUESTION. THE FIRST IS THE NYPD PREVIOUS THE FIRST IS THE NYPD PREVIOUS TO YESTERDAY u2019S ATTACK, HAD THEY HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAMERAS BEING OUT NOT JUST AT 25th STREET BUT ON FOURTH STREET? IS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT MR. JAMES MADE ANY MORE ATTACKS IN OUR CITY? OUR CITY? AS FAR AS DOING ANY MORE ATTACKS, AGAIN, THAT u2019S PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. OUR MAIN FOCUS WAS TO TAKE HIM OUR MAIN FOCUS WAS TO TAKE HIM OFF THE STREET IMMEDIATELY. GO AHEAD. AND DO YOU KNOW HOW HE AND DO YOU KNOW HOW HE PURCHASED THE GUN IF HE HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD? YOU CAN u2019T HAVE A FELONY CONVICTION TO PURCHASE THE GUN, SO HE HAD NO FELONY CONVICTIONS. HOW ARE YOU? HI. HI. HAS THE MAYOR SECURITY DETAILED AND RETURNED TO HIS TYPICAL SIZE AND SCOPE? TYPICAL SIZE AND SCOPE? WE u2019RE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS THAT. CAN YOU TAKE US FROM THE CRIME. CRIME. CRIMESTOPPER TIP TO WHEN CRIMESTOPPER TIP TO WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED? THE CRIMESTOPPER TIP TODAY? YES. THE CRIMESTOPPER TIP COMES IN, REPORTS THAT TEASE AT THE REPORTS THAT TEASE AT THE McDONALD u2019S ON EAST AVENUE. OFFICERS RESPOND TO THE McDONALD u2019S. HE u2019S NOT IN THE McDONALD u2019S. THEY START DRIVING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING FOR HIM. THEY SEE HIM ON THE CORNER AT ST. MARKS AND FIRSTs AND THEY TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. NO INCIDENT TAKING HIM INTO CUSTODY. INAUDIBLE QUESTION INAUDIBLE QUESTION SO THE CAMERA SYSTEMS IN THE SUBWAY SYSTEM ARE NOT NYPD CAMERAS. THEY ARE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE MTA. THE MTA. WE HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. WE DO REGULARLY LOOK TO SEE WHICH CAMERAS ARE WORKING, WHICH CAMERAS ARE NOT, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE BELONG TO THE MTA. TO THE MTA. INAUDIBLE QUESTION NOT AT THIS TIME. NOT AT THIS TIME. IF WE DO, WE u2019LL LET YOU KNOW. IF WE DO, WE u2019LL LET YOU KNOW. CHIEF, IN ANY INTERVIEWS THAT TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY WITH ANY OF THE VICTIMS AS WELL AS PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GLEAN ANYTHING ABOUT WHETHER THE TRAIN YIELDS ANY MORE ABOUT HIS MOTIVATION ABOUT WHAT HE INTENDED TO DO? INTENDED TO DO? WE HAVE WNTSZITNESSES ON THE TRAIN WHO SAID HE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE SECOND THE BACK CORNER OF THE SECOND CAR, AND HE POPPED A SMOKE GRENADE. AND WE HAVE ONE WITNESS WHO SAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO? SAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO? HE GOES, OOPS, THEN HE POPS THE HE GOES, OOPS, THEN HE POPS THE TWO, BRANDISHES THE FIREARMS AND SHOT 33 TIMES. WE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO WAS ON THAT SUBWAY TRAIN OR PLATFORM TO THAT SUBWAY TRAIN OR PLATFORM TO REACH OUT TO CRIMESTOPPERS AT REACH OUT TO CRIMESTOPPERS AT 1-800-TIPS TO ANYONE WHO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCENE. I KNOW FROM WHAT EXPERTS SAY THAT OFFICERS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT THAT, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CASE CASE OUR CRIME LAB IS STILL PROCESSING THE SCENE. IT u2019S STILL VERY EARLY IN THE IT u2019S STILL VERY EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THAT. INVESTIGATION FOR THAT. TONY? TONY? AS FAR AS ANY TERRORISM, IT u2019S AS FAR AS ANY TERRORISM, IT u2019S DEFINED HOW? THE STATUTE IS TERRORISM AND THERE IS SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ON PROTECTING MASS TRANSIT AREAS. WE u2019RE NOT COMMENTING FURTHER. WE u2019RE STILL INVESTIGATING THE MOTIVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MOTIVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE LAST QUESTION TO JULIET. THE LAST QUESTION TO JULIET. ARE YOU CONTACTING SOCIAL SERVICES HERE IN NEW YORK? THAT WILL BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION ALSO. INVESTIGATION ALSO. DID HE DISAPPEAR? ZTZ THAT u2019S THAT u2019S PART OF OUR INVESTIGATION AS WELL. INVESTIGATION AS WELL. THE LAST, LAST QUESTION. I u2019M WONDERING IF THERE IS I u2019M WONDERING IF THERE IS DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIVE IN TERMS OF SUNSET PARK, WHY SUNSET PARK OR WAS IT RANDOM? NO IDEA. JUST TO CLOSE, WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS, SOMETIMES JOUSTING PARTNERS IN THE MEDIA FOR PUTTING ALL THESE PICTURES OUT, FOR SPREADING THIS PICTURES OUT, FOR SPREADING THIS STORY FROM THE TIME WE DID THE PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. THAT WAS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON THAT WAS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON RAISING THE KIND OF PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT, AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID, WAS ABLE TO GIVE HIM VERY FEW CHOICES IN TERMS OF WHERE TO GO. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE JUST LEARNED A WHOLE LOT ABOUT HOW THE NYPD TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED THAT MAN ON YOUR AND ARRESTED THAT MAN ON YOUR SCREEN, FRANK JAMES, THE SUSPECT SCREEN, FRANK JAMES, THE SUSPECT IN KBREDYESTERDAY u2019S SUBWAY ATTAC BROOKLYN. CAP CAPTURED BY THE NYPD TODAY. HE WAS ARRESTED AT 1st AVENUE AND ST. MARKS PLACE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE IS FACING FEDERAL CHARGES FOR A TERRORIST ATTACK ON MASS TRANSIT, AND THEY ACTED ON TIPS TRANSIT, AND THEY ACTED ON TIPS TO TRACK HIM DOWN THIS AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH THE MOTIVE ISN u2019T CLEAR. THEY HAVE MORE EVIDENCE ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND TALKING TO WITNESSES YESTERDAY WHEN TEN WITNESSES YESTERDAY WHEN TEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND 13 MORE WERE INJURED. THIS IS THE EAST VILLAGE ON FIRST AVENUE WHERE YOU CAN SEE FRANK JAMES WAS BROUGHT INTO”,”video_id”:”2022678083933_372″,”video_length”:”1117283″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”MfSDG6hLw62s”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”1rke4SwWp4RR”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”ERvkoIkB5zpr”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022678083933″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”NYPD Updates on Arrest of Subway Attack Suspect” data-vidcid=”1:2:3644801″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/nypd-updates-on-arrest-of-subway-attack-suspect/3644801/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”65″:”Local”,”64″:”News”,”67″:”Crime and Courts” ” data-tagnames=” “876615”:”brooklyn subway shooting” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Law enforcement had zeroed in on James in the hours after Tuesday’s shooting on the train at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park, lifting critical clues from a rented U-Haul van, surveillance footage and evidence at the scene, including a gun, hatchet, additional ammunition and a bag that had unused smoke canister and fireworks. Just ahead of the arrest, law enforcement sources said a MetroCard purchased with a credit card linked to James was swiped at a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday night, hours after the attack. Investigators believe James may still have been riding the subways following the shooting. MetroCard data isn’t real-time, though, and his travel direction wasn’t clear, they said. James’ last known whereabouts were traced to Park Slope’s Ninth Street and Seventh Avenue subway station, which he was seen entering around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, less than an hour after the shooting, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said. It wasn’t immediately clear what James was doing in the time between that Park Slope sighting and his capture in Manhattan on Wednesday. Other surveillance video was clear and apparently showed James entering the Kings Highway N station, not far from where the U-Haul was found, about two hours before he allegedly opened fire on commuters roughly eight stops away. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said in a statement that transit riders and all New Yorkers will rest a little easier tonight after James’ arrest. Essig said the same black rolling suitcase James is seen taking into the Kings Highway station, three blocks from where the U-Haul was left, was recovered at the 36th Street shooting scene. The construction vest and helmet James was seen wearing in that video also were recovered nearby in a trash bin, Essig added. How James escaped the chaotic scene at 36th Street had remained unclear until Wednesday, when top NYPD officials explained how they think, after firing 33 shots, he got out as emergency personnel raced to treat the wounded. According to the preliminary investigation, James hopped on an R train that had pulled into 36th Street and took it one stop to 25th Street, where he was also seen on surveillance cameras, Essig said. The handgun recovered at the shooting scene was also traced to the suspect. It appears he purchased it in Ohio in 2011. Law enforcement officials believe the attack that injured at least 23 people, 10 of them by gunfire and some of them children, was premeditated. The fact alone jarred riders already skittish amid recent upticks in subway violence and once again interrupted New York City’s rocky pandemic recovery. My fellow New Yorkers, we got him, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was grateful that James had been arrested and thanked law enforcement, while adding that state resources will be provided to assist in the continued investigation. My heart is with all those who are injured, their loved ones, and the entire Sunset Park community, Hochul said in a statement. With the suspected shooter in custody, the focus now turns to a possible motive. More Coverage brooklyn subway shooting 16 hours ago Who Is Frank James? 62-Year-Old Named Prime Suspect in Brooklyn Subway Shooting brooklyn subway shooting 12 hours ago See It: Video Shows Suspected Brooklyn Subway Shooter Entering Station Before Attack brooklyn subway shooting 18 hours ago MetroCard Linked to Suspected Subway Shooter Used in Brooklyn Hours After Attack: Sources Authorities have been examining social media videos in which James decried America as a racist place awash in violence and sometimes railed against Adams. This nation was born in violence, it’s kept alive by violence or the threat thereof and it’s going to die a violent death. There’s nothing going to stop that, James said in one video. According to a federal complaint unsealed Wednesday, Frank James allegedly posted public videos on YouTube making comments about the city’s subway system. Among other things, James addressed statements to New York City’s mayor: ‘What are you doing, brother? What’s happening with this homeless situation?’ and ‘Every car I went to wa’s loaded with homeless people. It was so bad, I couldn’t even stand, the complaint said. James also made statements, in sum and substance, about various conspiracy theories, including that: ‘And so the message to me is: I should have gotten a gun, and just started shooting motherf-ers.’ Sewell had previously called the posts concerning and officials tightened security for Adams as investigators processed evidence from the van. James has ties to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin as well as New York City, where he has at least nine prior arrests between 1998 and 1992, police officials said Wednesday. Those arrests involved charges ranging from burglary tools possession, criminal sex act, theft of service and tampering, according to the NYPD. The suspected shooter also has a criminal record in New Jersey but none of the crimes petit larceny, disorderly conduct and trespassing neared the level of the behavior James allegedly exhibited during Tuesday’s seemingly calculated attack. One rider’s video, shot through a closed door between subway cars, shows a person in a hooded sweatshirt raising an arm and pointing at something as five bangs sound. In another video, smoke and people pour out of a subway car, some limping. Greenish smoke spewed from the subway doors when the Manhattan-bound train stopped at the platform, according to officials. Throngs of panicked people were seen running, bleeding in total, 23 were hurt, police said, most of them in the chaos. Someone call 911. a person could be heard shouting. More Coverage brooklyn subway shooting Apr 12 Live Updates: Frank James in Custody in Subway Shooting; May Have Called Cops on Himself subway shooting Apr 12 Video Shows Passengers Fleeing to Safety in New York City Subway Attack Five of the gunshot victims were critically injured, with details on the nature of their wounds not immediately clear. No fatalities were reported. One source close to the investigation says the gunman’s weapon may have jammed, potentially preventing further tragedy. The gun was recovered at the scene, as was a bag with smoke canisters and fireworks, along with a hatchet, a spray bottle of gasoline and a fuse lending further credence to the theory of a premeditated attack on New York City transit riders. Three extended magazines of ammunition were also recovered at the scene: one still in the handgun, one in a backpack and one under his subway seat. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives completed an urgent trace to identify the gun’s manufacturer, seller and initial owner. That came back to James. An MTA surveillance camera in the station wasn’t working at the time of the shooting, three sources say. It’s not clear why, but officials say there were a lot of different options from cameras elsewhere on the subway line to get a glimpse of the shooter. THIS IS THE STORY WE u2019VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL DAY LONG WITH DEVELOPMENTS STEADILY COMING IN. BROOKLYN SUBWAY RIDERS BOUND FOR MANHATTAN WERE SHOT ON AN N TRAIN AT THE 36th STREET AND 4th AVENUE STOP IN SUNSET PARK. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT WEARING A GAS MASK AND A CONSTRUCTION VEST TOSSED A SMOKE CANISTER IN THE CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. SUBWAY RIDERS RAN FROM THE TRAIN IN A PANIC AND THEN WHEN THAT SMOKE CLEARED WE LEARNED AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE HURT. TEN OF THEM WERE SHOT. THE OTHER VICTIMS WERE EITHER HURT IN THE PANIC TO ESCAPE OR THEY BREATHED IN TOO MUCH SMOKE. RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE ATTACK IS STILL ON THE RUN. THIS SITUATION IS NOT CONSIDERED TERRORISM AT THIS TIME. THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THAT WAS POSSIBLY USED BY THE SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE LIVE FROM CHOPPER 4. IN ADDITION A WEAPON, FIREWORKS, SMOKE BOMBS, GASOLINE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. AS THE EVENING RUSH GETS UNDER WAY THERE ARE DELAYS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SERVICE FROM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN WAS SUSPENDED ON THE LINES IMPACTED BY THE INVESTIGATION. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT AND THE WOUNDED BUT WE START TONIGHT WITH NEWS 4 u2019S MYLES MILLER LIVE IN SUNSET PARK. MYLES? Reporter: AS YOU SAID, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE CRIME SCENE HERE AT 36th AND 4th AVENUE IN BUSY SUNSET PARK. BUSY SUNSET PARK. STILL, THIS IS A CRIME SCENE HOURS AFTER THIS ALL HAPPENED. THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN GRAVES DL END, BROOKLYN AS POLICE AND THE BOMB SQUAD RACE TO FIGURE OUT IF THE U-HAUL VAN THERE IS CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. TONIGHT OFFICIALS REALIZING THE HORROR ON THE N TRAIN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. BEEN MUCH WORSE. POLICE SOURCES TELLING NEWS 4 THE SUSPECT u2019S GUN JAMMED, PREVENTING MORE PEOPLE FROM BEING SHOT. THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED JUST AFTER 8:00 IN SUNSET PARK. AS THE MANHATTAN BOUND N TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th STREET STATION AN INDIVIDUAL ON THAT TRAIN DONNED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GAS MASK. HE TOOK A CANISTER OUT OF HIS BAG AND OPENED IT. THE TRAIN AT THAT TIME BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. HE THEN OPENED FIRE, STRIKING MULTIPLE PEOPLE, ON THE SUBWAY. Reporter: PANICKED PASSENGERS RUSHED OFF THE TRAIN I WAS COMING OFF THE TRAIN AND I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE AND SMELLED IT. IT WAS REALLY STRONG. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Reporter: THE POLICE Reporter: THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYING THE SUSPECT WORE A GREEN VEST AND GAS MASK. HE ESCAPED BUT WASN u2019T CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN THE SUBWAY BECAUSE THEY u2019VE BEEN BROKEN SINCE FRIDAY. WE SAW NO MORE. NO MORE MASS SHOOTINGS. NO MORE DISRUPTING LIVES. NO MORE CREATING HEART BREAK FOR PEOPLE. Reporter: POLICE RECOVERING THE GUN USED AT THE SCENE AS WELL AS A BAG OF FIREWORKS AND SMOKE CANISTERS. SOURCES SAY GASOLINE WAS POURED INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. THE CITY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHED FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN AND THEY SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA PLATES IS BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE SHOOTING, URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT TO APPROACH WITH CAUTION. Reporter: NINE HOURS LATER AND MEMBERS OF THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE EXITED THE SUBWAY STATION STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES DOWN ON THE PLATFORM LEVEL AS THE SEARCH FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN CONTINUES. IN SUNSET PARK, MYLES MILLER. TO THE MASSIVE CITYWIDE MAN UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN HIDING FROM POLICE MOST OF THE DAY. AS YOU SAW A WEAPON, BAG, FIREWORKS, AND MORE SMOKE CANISTERS WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE FOCUSING ON THAT U HAUL WE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO. NEWS 4 u2019S JONATHAN DIENST IS LIVE WITH WHAT u2019S HELPING AND HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT THIS TIME. Reporter: CHUCK, WHILE A BIG BREAK COMING AS A RESULT OF THE U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO RENTED THE U HAUL VAN. IT IS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. AND THAT MAN HAS PENNSYLVANIA TIES. HE ACTUALLY HAS A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA, IN WISCONSIN, AND ALSO IN NEW YORK. AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED THAT VAN WAS DRIVEN FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW YORK THROUGH NEW JERSEY TO NEW YORK YESTERDAY INTO TODAY. AND THAT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT VAN MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE SUSPECT WHO LATER WENT ON TO THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF ITEMS TO CARRY OUT THIS ATTACK. ALL OF THIS SUGGESTS IF THE DRIVER AND THE SHOOTER ARE ONE AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LEANING TOWARD AT THIS TIME, IF THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME, THIS IS A PREMEDITATED ATTACK. AND NOW THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY. INSIDE THAT BAG OF GOODS AGAIN WAS AMMUNITION, FIREWORKS, A HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF GASOLINE, AND AGAIN NUMEROUS FIREWORKS. IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED AT THE SCENE AND THAT HE HAD FIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE GUN APPARENTLY JAMMED. SO THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THAT GUN DID NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO SET FIRE TO SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. SO AGAIN, THE BIG BREAK, THE BIG INFORMATION NOW IS THAT POLICE BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN WHO RENTED THE U-HAUL VAN. A MAN WITH A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN. THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW THEY ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE MAN WHO RENTED THAT U-HAUL VAN IS THE SAME MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE AND THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO APPROACH CAREFULLY THAT VAN TO SEARCH IT AND SEE WHAT MORE THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT u2019S INSIDE AS THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THAT LONE SUSPECT. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, JONATHAN. THANK YOU. ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FOUND THERE IS CHILLING. TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO OUR AREA HOSPITALS. WHEN YOU THINK OF WHAT HAPPENED ALL THAT SHOOTING IN THAT CROWDED SUBWAY CAR, SHOTS FIRED REPEATEDLY, MIRACULOUSLY, NOBODY”,”video_id”:”2022390339945_438″,”video_length”:”383350″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”MYDrPKDGnxGw”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”Jv7iToFcr4Aa”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”V_f6cf2C4_sX”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022390339945″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Latest on Subway Shooting: Suspect Identified, U-Haul Found, 29 Hurt” data-vidcid=”1:2:3643107″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/latest-on-subway-shooting-suspect-identified-u-haul-found-29-hurt/3643107/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”64″:”News”,”65″:”Local”,”68″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “151”:”Brooklyn”,”876615″:”brooklyn subway shooting”,”15543″:”Eric Adams”,”941″:”gun violence”,”208606″:”subway crime”,”680482″:”Sunset Park”,”6280″:”terror” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” More than a dozen victims who weren’t hit by gunfire were injured in the crowd response to the chaos, officials said, with injuries including smoke inhalation, panic attacks and falling. Some of the wounded were in the same train car as the suspect, while others were on the platform, authorities said. All described a terrifying scene. You start seeing faces against the glass, and it’s people, several women, banging against the glass, screaming,’s aid Kenneth Foote-Smith, who was in the next subway car over. I did see a gentleman who was shot in lower stomach, laying out the ground, being treated by three or four people bystanders, not EMS, he added. I wasn’t the one who was injured or shot. Those are the people I think about, who I can’t stop thinking about. The people I couldn’t help. The injured were taken to at least three city hospitals, including NYU Langone, Maimonides Medical Center, NYP-Brooklyn Methodist and Kings County Hospital. The youngest victims in the shooting, four children between 12 and 16 years old, were taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where they were visited by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in the evening. MAP: Here’s Where the Subway Shooting Happened Houari Benkada was one of the gunshot victims, telling CNN in an interview that she actually sat next to the shooter before smoke filled the car, sending people running. He said he was trying to shield a pregnant woman when he was hit. “She said ‘I’m pregnant with a baby,’ I hugged her, then the bum rush continued, and that’s when I got shot in the back of my knee,” the 27-year-old said. All of the victims are expected to survive. Trying to reach a loved one? Here’s what to do. The New York City Unified Victim Identification System was activated in response to the NYPD activity located near 36th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn. If you are concerned about the welfare of someone who may have been affected by the event and are unable to contact them, please call 311. From outside of NYC, you may call 212-639-9675. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/brooklyn-subway-shooting-suspect-in-custody-in-manhattan-sources/3644634/)

See It: Video Shows Suspected Brooklyn Subway Shooter Entering Station Before Attack

New video obtained by News 4 Wednesday shows a man law enforcement believes to be suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank R. James entering the transit system in Brooklyn about two hours before Tuesday’s rush-hour attack that left 10 people shot. The video was captured at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, about two hours before gunfire erupted on the Manhattan-bound N train at the 36th Street Station in Sunset Park. It shows a man believed to be James entering the N station at Kings Highway, which is the same area where investigators say a U-Haul also linked to the subway attack was found. On a normal service day for the N line, there are eight stops between Kings Highway and the 36th Street Station, MTA maps show. It’s not clear how much time it would have taken to get between the two stations during Tuesday’s morning commute. In the video, a man believed to be James, dressed in a construction jacket and yellow hard hat, is seen carrying a bag and rolling suitcase as he tries to swipe his MetroCard at the turnstile. In another angle, he is seen using an emergency exit to get inside. Investigators officially labeled James a suspect in the case on Wednesday as the manhunt for the gunman intensified. James, 62, has been arrested more than 24 hours after the attack terrorized rush-hour commuters in Sunset Park and left 23 people hurt, 10 of them by gunfire, according to four law enforcement source. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the shift to suspect from person of interest for James, but three senior law enforcement officials said ATF agents were able to trace the gun recovered at the shooting scene to a purchase James made years ago. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AS HE JUST DISCUSSED, MR. JAMES IS NOW FACING A FEDERAL CHARGE FOR HIS ACTIONS, A TERRORIST ATTACK ON MASS TRANSIT. WE HAVE TWO WAYS YOU CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH US, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THIS IS STILL TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING MR. JAMES u2019 ACTIVITY OR IF YOU HAVE DIGITAL ACTIVITY OR IF YOU HAVE DIGITAL INFORMATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. CONTACT THE FBI, 1-800-FBI OR YOU CAN PROVIDE DIGITAL DATA TO FBI.GOV /SUBWAYSHOOTING. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SO WE CAN PIECE EVERYTHING TOGETHER THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. IT u2019S CRUCIAL WE GET INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AS WE PIECE THIS TOGETHER. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS THAT THE FBI TO DATE HAD TIES TO MR. JAMES. I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE HAVE FOUND NO THAT WE HAVE FOUND NO INVESTIGATION OF FRANK JAMES BEFORE YESTERDAY. REPORTS THAT OUR FIELD OFFICE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED HIM ARE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED HIM ARE INACCURATE. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN THIS CASE, THE U.S. MARSHALS AND THIS CASE, THE U.S. MARSHALS AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY u2019S OFFICE AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE FBI AND NT NYPD AND JOINT TERRORIST TASK SERVICE. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE JTTF. THE JTTF. I u2019M FORTUNATE I GET TO WORK WITH THEM EVERY DAY. IT u2019S TRULY AN OUTSTANDING GROUP IT u2019S TRULY AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF PEOPLE LED BY CHRIS FARLEY WHO SPAEFREARHEADED THE INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU, AND I u2019D LIKE TO TURN THANK YOU, AND I u2019D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO JOHN DeVITO FROM THE API. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOHN DeVITO. I u2019M FROM THE ATF HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES. ONE OF THE KEY POINTS THAT A.G. DRISCOLL POINTED OUT WAS WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE PUBLIC u2019S HELP. PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL OUR PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL OUR THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN WITH THE VICTIMS AS WELL AS ALL NEW YORKERS. THE ATF HAS BEEN WORKING THE ATF HAS BEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE THE NYPD, MARSHALS, FBI TO SOLVE THIS HEINOUS CRIME. WHICH WE HAVE. WHICH WE HAVE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACK, NEW YORK CITY CRIME CENTER, WHICH IS A UNIT COMPRISED OF HIGHLY SKILLED ANALYSTS, INVESTIGATORS, ATF, NYPD AS WELL INVESTIGATORS, ATF, NYPD AS WELL AS A MYRIAD OF OTHER VITAL AS A MYRIAD OF OTHER VITAL PARTNERS WHOSE SOLE JOB IS TO CRIMINALIZE DRUG VIOLENCE. CRIMINALIZE DRUG VIOLENCE. JUST IMAGINE EXPLOITING EVERY MOMENT OF INTEL FROM GUN VIOLENCE, THE FIREARMS, AND THEN USE THAT INFORMATION AGAINST THE PEOPLE TERRORIZEING OUR PEOPLE TERRORIZEING OUR COMMUNITIES. THE TIMELINE SPANS 15 YEARS AND FIVE STATES. I u2019M PROUD TO SAY THAT LATE YESTERDAY EVENING ABOUT 12 HOURS AFTER THIS ATTACK, ATF WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON THAT TIME SPAN AND CONFIRM THAT FRANK SPAN AND CONFIRM THAT FRANK JAMES BOUGHT A GUN IN 2011 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. COLUMBUS, OHIO. ESSENTIALLY WE CONNECTED THAT SHOOTER WITH THAT GUN AND NOW BEVERAGE OUR TARGET IN CUSTODY. WE HAVE SAID EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO SAY. HAVE TO SAY. NOW WE u2019RE ANSWERING LIMITED QUESTIONS. INAUDIBLE INAUDIBLE THERE WAS A PERSON WHO CALLED IN TO CRIMESTOPPERS. IN TO CRIMESTOPPERS. WE u2019RE REVIEWING WHO EXACTLY MADE THAT CALL. THE VIDEOS FROM YESTERDAY, DOES THAT HOLD MUCH SIGNIFICANCE? IS IT CLEAR YET WHAT THE IS IT CLEAR YET WHAT THE MOTIVATION WAS? I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST WE WERE LOOKING TO GET THIS GUY OFF WERE LOOKING TO GET THIS GUY OFF THE STREET BEFORE HE DID ANY MORE CARNAGE BROUGHT ANY MORE MORE CARNAGE BROUGHT ANY MORE CARNAGE TO THE CITY. AS FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOTIVE AND SCOURING SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT u2019S STILL PART OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. BUT, AGAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, BUT, AGAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WANTED TO TAKE HIM OFF THE STREET. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING INTO THE MOTIVE AND TO SOCIAL INTO THE MOTIVE AND TO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS. YOU SAID MR. JAMES WALKED YOU SAID MR. JAMES WALKED INTO THE SUBWAY STATION. WHAT TIME WAS THAT AND WHAT WAS HE DOING THEN? THAT WAS 9:15 YESTERDAY. THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT 8:24, SO THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT 8:24, SO HE LEAVES HE EXITS THE 25th STREET STATION HOUSE SHORTLY STREET STATION HOUSE SHORTLY AFTER 8:24, THE R TRAIN PULLS IN. WE CATCH HIM NEXT GOING INTO A PARK AT 7th AVENUE AND 9th STREET AT 9:15. THEN WE GRABBED HIM TODAY. WE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF WE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF DETECTIVES OUT SCOURING VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE CRIME SCENE AND BEYOND. THIS IS AT 9:00 A.M.? YES, THAT WAS HIM. YES, THAT WAS HIM. YESTERDAY AT 9:15. MARK? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE HE WAS PREVIOUSLY TODAY, ANY IDEA WHERE HE WAS? HIS ARREST WAS JUST LITERALLY HIS ARREST WAS JUST LITERALLY MINUTES AGO, SO WE HAVEN u2019T EVEN HE u2019S JUST ARRIVED AT THE EVEN HE u2019S JUST ARRIVED AT THE PRECINCT SHORTLY. AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS, THAT u2019S PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. DETECTIVES ARE OUT GOING THROUGH VIDEO CANVASSES, AND THAT WILL TAKE LITERALLY WEEKS. A TWO-PART QUESTION. THE FIRST IS THE NYPD PREVIOUS THE FIRST IS THE NYPD PREVIOUS TO YESTERDAY u2019S ATTACK, HAD THEY HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAMERAS BEING OUT NOT JUST AT 25th STREET BUT ON FOURTH STREET? IS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT MR. JAMES MADE ANY MORE ATTACKS IN OUR CITY? OUR CITY? AS FAR AS DOING ANY MORE ATTACKS, AGAIN, THAT u2019S PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. OUR MAIN FOCUS WAS TO TAKE HIM OUR MAIN FOCUS WAS TO TAKE HIM OFF THE STREET IMMEDIATELY. GO AHEAD. AND DO YOU KNOW HOW HE AND DO YOU KNOW HOW HE PURCHASED THE GUN IF HE HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD? YOU CAN u2019T HAVE A FELONY CONVICTION TO PURCHASE THE GUN, SO HE HAD NO FELONY CONVICTIONS. HOW ARE YOU? HI. HI. HAS THE MAYOR SECURITY DETAILED AND RETURNED TO HIS TYPICAL SIZE AND SCOPE? TYPICAL SIZE AND SCOPE? WE u2019RE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS THAT. CAN YOU TAKE US FROM THE CRIME. CRIME. CRIMESTOPPER TIP TO WHEN CRIMESTOPPER TIP TO WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED? THE CRIMESTOPPER TIP TODAY? YES. THE CRIMESTOPPER TIP COMES IN, REPORTS THAT TEASE AT THE REPORTS THAT TEASE AT THE McDONALD u2019S ON EAST AVENUE. OFFICERS RESPOND TO THE McDONALD u2019S. HE u2019S NOT IN THE McDONALD u2019S. THEY START DRIVING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING FOR HIM. THEY SEE HIM ON THE CORNER AT ST. MARKS AND FIRSTs AND THEY TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. NO INCIDENT TAKING HIM INTO CUSTODY. INAUDIBLE QUESTION INAUDIBLE QUESTION SO THE CAMERA SYSTEMS IN THE SUBWAY SYSTEM ARE NOT NYPD CAMERAS. THEY ARE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE MTA. THE MTA. WE HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. WE DO REGULARLY LOOK TO SEE WHICH CAMERAS ARE WORKING, WHICH CAMERAS ARE NOT, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE BELONG TO THE MTA. TO THE MTA. INAUDIBLE QUESTION NOT AT THIS TIME. NOT AT THIS TIME. IF WE DO, WE u2019LL LET YOU KNOW. IF WE DO, WE u2019LL LET YOU KNOW. CHIEF, IN ANY INTERVIEWS THAT TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY WITH ANY OF THE VICTIMS AS WELL AS PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GLEAN ANYTHING ABOUT WHETHER THE TRAIN YIELDS ANY MORE ABOUT HIS MOTIVATION ABOUT WHAT HE INTENDED TO DO? INTENDED TO DO? WE HAVE WNTSZITNESSES ON THE TRAIN WHO SAID HE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE SECOND THE BACK CORNER OF THE SECOND CAR, AND HE POPPED A SMOKE GRENADE. AND WE HAVE ONE WITNESS WHO SAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO? SAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO? HE GOES, OOPS, THEN HE POPS THE HE GOES, OOPS, THEN HE POPS THE TWO, BRANDISHES THE FIREARMS AND SHOT 33 TIMES. WE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO WAS ON THAT SUBWAY TRAIN OR PLATFORM TO THAT SUBWAY TRAIN OR PLATFORM TO REACH OUT TO CRIMESTOPPERS AT REACH OUT TO CRIMESTOPPERS AT 1-800-TIPS TO ANYONE WHO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCENE. I KNOW FROM WHAT EXPERTS SAY THAT OFFICERS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT THAT, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CASE CASE OUR CRIME LAB IS STILL PROCESSING THE SCENE. IT u2019S STILL VERY EARLY IN THE IT u2019S STILL VERY EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THAT. INVESTIGATION FOR THAT. TONY? TONY? AS FAR AS ANY TERRORISM, IT u2019S AS FAR AS ANY TERRORISM, IT u2019S DEFINED HOW? THE STATUTE IS TERRORISM AND THERE IS SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ON PROTECTING MASS TRANSIT AREAS. WE u2019RE NOT COMMENTING FURTHER. WE u2019RE STILL INVESTIGATING THE MOTIVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MOTIVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE LAST QUESTION TO JULIET. THE LAST QUESTION TO JULIET. ARE YOU CONTACTING SOCIAL SERVICES HERE IN NEW YORK? THAT WILL BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION ALSO. INVESTIGATION ALSO. DID HE DISAPPEAR? ZTZ THAT u2019S THAT u2019S PART OF OUR INVESTIGATION AS WELL. INVESTIGATION AS WELL. THE LAST, LAST QUESTION. I u2019M WONDERING IF THERE IS I u2019M WONDERING IF THERE IS DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIVE IN TERMS OF SUNSET PARK, WHY SUNSET PARK OR WAS IT RANDOM? NO IDEA. JUST TO CLOSE, WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS, SOMETIMES JOUSTING PARTNERS IN THE MEDIA FOR PUTTING ALL THESE PICTURES OUT, FOR SPREADING THIS PICTURES OUT, FOR SPREADING THIS STORY FROM THE TIME WE DID THE PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. THAT WAS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON THAT WAS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON RAISING THE KIND OF PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT, AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID, WAS ABLE TO GIVE HIM VERY FEW CHOICES IN TERMS OF WHERE TO GO. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE JUST LEARNED A WHOLE LOT ABOUT HOW THE NYPD TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED THAT MAN ON YOUR AND ARRESTED THAT MAN ON YOUR SCREEN, FRANK JAMES, THE SUSPECT SCREEN, FRANK JAMES, THE SUSPECT IN KBREDYESTERDAY u2019S SUBWAY ATTAC BROOKLYN. CAP CAPTURED BY THE NYPD TODAY. HE WAS ARRESTED AT 1st AVENUE AND ST. MARKS PLACE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE IS FACING FEDERAL CHARGES FOR A TERRORIST ATTACK ON MASS TRANSIT, AND THEY ACTED ON TIPS TRANSIT, AND THEY ACTED ON TIPS TO TRACK HIM DOWN THIS AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH THE MOTIVE ISN u2019T CLEAR. THEY HAVE MORE EVIDENCE ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND TALKING TO WITNESSES YESTERDAY WHEN TEN WITNESSES YESTERDAY WHEN TEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND 13 MORE WERE INJURED. THIS IS THE EAST VILLAGE ON FIRST AVENUE WHERE YOU CAN SEE FRANK JAMES WAS BROUGHT INTO”,”video_id”:”2022678083933_618″,”video_length”:”1117283″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”MfSDG6hLw62s”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”1rke4SwWp4RR”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”ERvkoIkB5zpr”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022678083933″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”NYPD Updates on Arrest of Subway Attack Suspect” data-vidcid=”1:2:3644801″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/nypd-updates-on-arrest-of-subway-attack-suspect/3644801/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”65″:”Local”,”64″:”News”,”67″:”Crime and Courts” ” data-tagnames=” “876615”:”brooklyn subway shooting” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Surveillance video obtained from the area near the parked U-Haul includes grainy footage that appears to show James walking into the subway station, carrying a bag that looks similar to the one recovered at the shooting scene, senior officials said. Cops believe James is the man who rented a U-Haul linked to the case. A key to the vehicle and the credit card used to rent it was discovered at the scene. LIVE PICTURE NOW OF THE LIVE PICTURE NOW OF THE SUSPECT IN THE SUBWAY SHOOTING, FRANK JAMES, BEING WALKED OUT OF THE 9th PRECINCT STATION HOUSE THE 9th PRECINCT STATION HOUSE ON EAST 5th STREET. WALKED AWAY, WHERE HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT EARLIER TODAY OUTSIDE A McDONALD u2019S. JAMES IS ON HIS WAY TO FEDERAL COURT IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN. BROOKLYN U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT SAYING HE u2019S FACING FEDERAL CHARGES RELATED FACING FEDERAL CHARGES RELATED TO TERRORISM. WE u2019LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON THIS AS WE WATCH HIM. THIS IMAGE HERE, BRINGING A THIS IMAGE HERE, BRINGING A DEGREE OF A GREAT DEGREE OF RELIEF FOR THE CITY, IT HAS BEEN AN ANXIOUS MORE THAN 24 HOURS SINCE THIS FIRST WHAT A 24 HOURS IT HAS BEEN. YOU WERE IN BROOKLYN ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT YESTERDAY COVERING THIS FOR US. HE IS THE SUSPECT IN THE BROOKLYN SUBWAY ATTACK, TEN BROOKLYN SUBWAY ATTACK, TEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT, 13 OTHERS INJURED, BEING DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE 9th PRECINCT HEADING TO FEDERAL COURT.”,”video_id”:”2022726723518_941″,”video_length”:”58159″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”fHEOFx3SICOU”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”cV6cQ80pyTad”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”Qs9nZJKvdC_G”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022726723518″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Escorted to Court” data-vidcid=”1:2:3645019″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/local/brooklyn-subway-shooting-suspect-escorted-to-court/3645019/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” ” data-tagnames=” “876615”:”brooklyn subway shooting” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” The van with Arizona license plates was found just before 5 p.m. Tuesday on Kings Highway in Gravesend. The vehicle was later searched and cleared, senior law enforcement sources said, as cops removed a table, chairs and memory foam pillows. James was said to have a past criminal record in New Jersey that includes three arrests on charges related to petit larceny and disorderly conduct in 2007 and trespassing in 1992. He has no history on par with the violence he’s suspected of in Tuesday’s attack of which officials are aware at this point. Part of James’ criminal history included making terroristic threats, according to sources, but investigators said the threats were similar to ones commonly made by those who are emotionally disturbed. Two senior law enforcement officials say the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York is considering filing federal criminal charges in the subway attack. One potential federal charge being considered is using a weapon/arson on mass transit/train, but no final decision has been made, the officials said. Meanwhile, authorities are scouring social media posts and YouTube videos by someone with James’ name that mentioned homelessness, New York and Mayor Eric Adams, leading officials to tighten the mayor’s security detail, police said. Videos that James is believed to have posted on YouTube show him ranting about violence. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell called the online statements concerning. More Coverage brooklyn subway shooting Apr 12 Pictures: Multiple People Hurt in Brooklyn Subway Shooting A motive for the attack remains under investigation, but officials quickly sought to assure already fearful New Yorkers there were no imminent outstanding threats. There are currently no known explosive devices on our subway trains and this is not being investigated as an act of terrorism at this time, Sewell said earlier Tuesday. Cops believe the suspect acted alone. Law enforcement officials said a.9-mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene, along with a bag of smoke canisters and fireworks. A hatchet, two extra extended clips of ammo, a fuse and a spray bottle of gasoline were also found, police said. One source told NBC New York that the gun the suspect used may have jammed, preventing worse tragedy. The shooter still fired at least 33 times inside the train car. Senior law enforcement sources confirm this photo of a bag and its contents are tied to the suspect in the Brooklyn shooting. A total of 10 people were struck by gunfire, with five shooting victims said to have been critically wounded. Police said that an additional 13 people were hurt by falling, smoke inhalation or other injuries suffered during the panic after the shots were fired. The extent of the other victims’ injuries wasn’t clear. A reward of $50,000 from police, the MTA and Transport Workers Union is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment of the shooter. THIS IS THE STORY WE u2019VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL DAY LONG WITH DEVELOPMENTS STEADILY COMING IN. BROOKLYN SUBWAY RIDERS BOUND FOR MANHATTAN WERE SHOT ON AN N TRAIN AT THE 36th STREET AND 4th AVENUE STOP IN SUNSET PARK. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT WEARING A GAS MASK AND A CONSTRUCTION VEST TOSSED A SMOKE CANISTER IN THE CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. SUBWAY RIDERS RAN FROM THE TRAIN IN A PANIC AND THEN WHEN THAT SMOKE CLEARED WE LEARNED AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE HURT. TEN OF THEM WERE SHOT. THE OTHER VICTIMS WERE EITHER HURT IN THE PANIC TO ESCAPE OR THEY BREATHED IN TOO MUCH SMOKE. RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE ATTACK IS STILL ON THE RUN. THIS SITUATION IS NOT CONSIDERED TERRORISM AT THIS TIME. THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THAT WAS POSSIBLY USED BY THE SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE LIVE FROM CHOPPER 4. IN ADDITION A WEAPON, FIREWORKS, SMOKE BOMBS, GASOLINE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. AS THE EVENING RUSH GETS UNDER WAY THERE ARE DELAYS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SERVICE FROM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN WAS SUSPENDED ON THE LINES IMPACTED BY THE INVESTIGATION. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT AND THE WOUNDED BUT WE START TONIGHT WITH NEWS 4 u2019S MYLES MILLER LIVE IN SUNSET PARK. MYLES? Reporter: AS YOU SAID, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE CRIME SCENE HERE AT 36th AND 4th AVENUE IN BUSY SUNSET PARK. BUSY SUNSET PARK. STILL, THIS IS A CRIME SCENE HOURS AFTER THIS ALL HAPPENED. THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN GRAVES DL END, BROOKLYN AS POLICE AND THE BOMB SQUAD RACE TO FIGURE OUT IF THE U-HAUL VAN THERE IS CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. TONIGHT OFFICIALS REALIZING THE HORROR ON THE N TRAIN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. BEEN MUCH WORSE. POLICE SOURCES TELLING NEWS 4 THE SUSPECT u2019S GUN JAMMED, PREVENTING MORE PEOPLE FROM BEING SHOT. THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED JUST AFTER 8:00 IN SUNSET PARK. AS THE MANHATTAN BOUND N TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th STREET STATION AN INDIVIDUAL ON THAT TRAIN DONNED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GAS MASK. HE TOOK A CANISTER OUT OF HIS BAG AND OPENED IT. THE TRAIN AT THAT TIME BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. HE THEN OPENED FIRE, STRIKING MULTIPLE PEOPLE, ON THE SUBWAY. Reporter: PANICKED PASSENGERS RUSHED OFF THE TRAIN I WAS COMING OFF THE TRAIN AND I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE AND SMELLED IT. IT WAS REALLY STRONG. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Reporter: THE POLICE Reporter: THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYING THE SUSPECT WORE A GREEN VEST AND GAS MASK. HE ESCAPED BUT WASN u2019T CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN THE SUBWAY BECAUSE THEY u2019VE BEEN BROKEN SINCE FRIDAY. WE SAW NO MORE. NO MORE MASS SHOOTINGS. NO MORE DISRUPTING LIVES. NO MORE CREATING HEART BREAK FOR PEOPLE. Reporter: POLICE RECOVERING THE GUN USED AT THE SCENE AS WELL AS A BAG OF FIREWORKS AND SMOKE CANISTERS. SOURCES SAY GASOLINE WAS POURED INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. THE CITY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHED FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN AND THEY SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA PLATES IS BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE SHOOTING, URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT TO APPROACH WITH CAUTION. Reporter: NINE HOURS LATER AND MEMBERS OF THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE EXITED THE SUBWAY STATION STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES DOWN ON THE PLATFORM LEVEL AS THE SEARCH FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN CONTINUES. IN SUNSET PARK, MYLES MILLER. TO THE MASSIVE CITYWIDE MAN UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN HIDING FROM POLICE MOST OF THE DAY. AS YOU SAW A WEAPON, BAG, FIREWORKS, AND MORE SMOKE CANISTERS WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE FOCUSING ON THAT U HAUL WE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO. NEWS 4 u2019S JONATHAN DIENST IS LIVE WITH WHAT u2019S HELPING AND HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT THIS TIME. Reporter: CHUCK, WHILE A BIG BREAK COMING AS A RESULT OF THE U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO RENTED THE U HAUL VAN. IT IS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. AND THAT MAN HAS PENNSYLVANIA TIES. HE ACTUALLY HAS A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA, IN WISCONSIN, AND ALSO IN NEW YORK. AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED THAT VAN WAS DRIVEN FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW YORK THROUGH NEW JERSEY TO NEW YORK YESTERDAY INTO TODAY. AND THAT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT VAN MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE SUSPECT WHO LATER WENT ON TO THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF ITEMS TO CARRY OUT THIS ATTACK. ALL OF THIS SUGGESTS IF THE DRIVER AND THE SHOOTER ARE ONE AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LEANING TOWARD AT THIS TIME, IF THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME, THIS IS A PREMEDITATED ATTACK. AND NOW THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY. INSIDE THAT BAG OF GOODS AGAIN WAS AMMUNITION, FIREWORKS, A HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF GASOLINE, AND AGAIN NUMEROUS FIREWORKS. IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED AT THE SCENE AND THAT HE HAD FIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE GUN APPARENTLY JAMMED. SO THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THAT GUN DID NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO SET FIRE TO SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. SO AGAIN, THE BIG BREAK, THE BIG INFORMATION NOW IS THAT POLICE BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN WHO RENTED THE U-HAUL VAN. A MAN WITH A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN. THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW THEY ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE MAN WHO RENTED THAT U-HAUL VAN IS THE SAME MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE AND THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO APPROACH CAREFULLY THAT VAN TO SEARCH IT AND SEE WHAT MORE THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT u2019S INSIDE AS THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THAT LONE SUSPECT. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, JONATHAN. THANK YOU. ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FOUND THERE IS CHILLING. TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO OUR AREA HOSPITALS. 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Who Is Frank James? 62-Year-Old Named Prime Suspect in Brooklyn Subway Shooting

The man sought as a person of interest in the mass shooting on a Brooklyn train during rush hour a day ago, Frank R. James, has now been labeled a suspect in the case, authorities said Wednesday as the manhunt for the gunman intensified. James, 62, was believed to have been taken into custody on Wednesday, according to four police sources. He was picked up near St. Marks and First Avenue in Manhattan, more than 24 hours after the attack terrorized rush-hour commuters in Sunset Park and left 23 people hurt, 10 of them by gunfire at the 36th Street station. Three senior law enforcement officials said ATF agents were able to trace the gun recovered at the shooting scene to a purchase James made years ago. There is also video of James in and around the U-Haul van recovered in Brooklyn Tuesday night that authorities have linked to the shooting, the senior law enforcement officials said. Additional images of the suspect have also been recovered. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AS HE JUST DISCUSSED, MR. JAMES IS NOW FACING A FEDERAL CHARGE FOR HIS ACTIONS, A TERRORIST ATTACK ON MASS TRANSIT. WE HAVE TWO WAYS YOU CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH US, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THIS IS STILL TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING MR. JAMES u2019 ACTIVITY OR IF YOU HAVE DIGITAL ACTIVITY OR IF YOU HAVE DIGITAL INFORMATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. CONTACT THE FBI, 1-800-FBI OR YOU CAN PROVIDE DIGITAL DATA TO FBI.GOV /SUBWAYSHOOTING. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SO WE CAN PIECE EVERYTHING TOGETHER THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. IT u2019S CRUCIAL WE GET INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AS WE PIECE THIS TOGETHER. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS THAT THE FBI TO DATE HAD TIES TO MR. JAMES. I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE HAVE FOUND NO THAT WE HAVE FOUND NO INVESTIGATION OF FRANK JAMES BEFORE YESTERDAY. REPORTS THAT OUR FIELD OFFICE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED HIM ARE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED HIM ARE INACCURATE. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN THIS CASE, THE U.S. MARSHALS AND THIS CASE, THE U.S. MARSHALS AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY u2019S OFFICE AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE FBI AND NT NYPD AND JOINT TERRORIST TASK SERVICE. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE JTTF. THE JTTF. I u2019M FORTUNATE I GET TO WORK WITH THEM EVERY DAY. IT u2019S TRULY AN OUTSTANDING GROUP IT u2019S TRULY AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF PEOPLE LED BY CHRIS FARLEY WHO SPAEFREARHEADED THE INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU, AND I u2019D LIKE TO TURN THANK YOU, AND I u2019D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO JOHN DeVITO FROM THE API. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOHN DeVITO. I u2019M FROM THE ATF HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES. ONE OF THE KEY POINTS THAT A.G. DRISCOLL POINTED OUT WAS WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE PUBLIC u2019S HELP. PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL OUR PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL OUR THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN WITH THE VICTIMS AS WELL AS ALL NEW YORKERS. THE ATF HAS BEEN WORKING THE ATF HAS BEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE THE NYPD, MARSHALS, FBI TO SOLVE THIS HEINOUS CRIME. WHICH WE HAVE. WHICH WE HAVE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACK, NEW YORK CITY CRIME CENTER, WHICH IS A UNIT COMPRISED OF HIGHLY SKILLED ANALYSTS, INVESTIGATORS, ATF, NYPD AS WELL INVESTIGATORS, ATF, NYPD AS WELL AS A MYRIAD OF OTHER VITAL AS A MYRIAD OF OTHER VITAL PARTNERS WHOSE SOLE JOB IS TO CRIMINALIZE DRUG VIOLENCE. CRIMINALIZE DRUG VIOLENCE. JUST IMAGINE EXPLOITING EVERY MOMENT OF INTEL FROM GUN VIOLENCE, THE FIREARMS, AND THEN USE THAT INFORMATION AGAINST THE PEOPLE TERRORIZEING OUR PEOPLE TERRORIZEING OUR COMMUNITIES. THE TIMELINE SPANS 15 YEARS AND FIVE STATES. I u2019M PROUD TO SAY THAT LATE YESTERDAY EVENING ABOUT 12 HOURS AFTER THIS ATTACK, ATF WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON THAT TIME SPAN AND CONFIRM THAT FRANK SPAN AND CONFIRM THAT FRANK JAMES BOUGHT A GUN IN 2011 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. COLUMBUS, OHIO. ESSENTIALLY WE CONNECTED THAT SHOOTER WITH THAT GUN AND NOW BEVERAGE OUR TARGET IN CUSTODY. WE HAVE SAID EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO SAY. HAVE TO SAY. NOW WE u2019RE ANSWERING LIMITED QUESTIONS. INAUDIBLE INAUDIBLE THERE WAS A PERSON WHO CALLED IN TO CRIMESTOPPERS. IN TO CRIMESTOPPERS. WE u2019RE REVIEWING WHO EXACTLY MADE THAT CALL. THE VIDEOS FROM YESTERDAY, DOES THAT HOLD MUCH SIGNIFICANCE? IS IT CLEAR YET WHAT THE IS IT CLEAR YET WHAT THE MOTIVATION WAS? I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST WE WERE LOOKING TO GET THIS GUY OFF WERE LOOKING TO GET THIS GUY OFF THE STREET BEFORE HE DID ANY MORE CARNAGE BROUGHT ANY MORE MORE CARNAGE BROUGHT ANY MORE CARNAGE TO THE CITY. AS FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOTIVE AND SCOURING SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT u2019S STILL PART OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. BUT, AGAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, BUT, AGAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WANTED TO TAKE HIM OFF THE STREET. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING INTO THE MOTIVE AND TO SOCIAL INTO THE MOTIVE AND TO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS. YOU SAID MR. JAMES WALKED YOU SAID MR. JAMES WALKED INTO THE SUBWAY STATION. WHAT TIME WAS THAT AND WHAT WAS HE DOING THEN? THAT WAS 9:15 YESTERDAY. THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT 8:24, SO THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT 8:24, SO HE LEAVES HE EXITS THE 25th STREET STATION HOUSE SHORTLY STREET STATION HOUSE SHORTLY AFTER 8:24, THE R TRAIN PULLS IN. WE CATCH HIM NEXT GOING INTO A PARK AT 7th AVENUE AND 9th STREET AT 9:15. THEN WE GRABBED HIM TODAY. WE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF WE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF DETECTIVES OUT SCOURING VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE CRIME SCENE AND BEYOND. THIS IS AT 9:00 A.M.? YES, THAT WAS HIM. YES, THAT WAS HIM. YESTERDAY AT 9:15. MARK? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE HE WAS PREVIOUSLY TODAY, ANY IDEA WHERE HE WAS? HIS ARREST WAS JUST LITERALLY HIS ARREST WAS JUST LITERALLY MINUTES AGO, SO WE HAVEN u2019T EVEN HE u2019S JUST ARRIVED AT THE EVEN HE u2019S JUST ARRIVED AT THE PRECINCT SHORTLY. AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS, THAT u2019S PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. DETECTIVES ARE OUT GOING THROUGH VIDEO CANVASSES, AND THAT WILL TAKE LITERALLY WEEKS. A TWO-PART QUESTION. THE FIRST IS THE NYPD PREVIOUS THE FIRST IS THE NYPD PREVIOUS TO YESTERDAY u2019S ATTACK, HAD THEY HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAMERAS BEING OUT NOT JUST AT 25th STREET BUT ON FOURTH STREET? IS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT MR. JAMES MADE ANY MORE ATTACKS IN OUR CITY? OUR CITY? AS FAR AS DOING ANY MORE ATTACKS, AGAIN, THAT u2019S PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. OUR MAIN FOCUS WAS TO TAKE HIM OUR MAIN FOCUS WAS TO TAKE HIM OFF THE STREET IMMEDIATELY. GO AHEAD. AND DO YOU KNOW HOW HE AND DO YOU KNOW HOW HE PURCHASED THE GUN IF HE HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD? YOU CAN u2019T HAVE A FELONY CONVICTION TO PURCHASE THE GUN, SO HE HAD NO FELONY CONVICTIONS. HOW ARE YOU? HI. HI. HAS THE MAYOR SECURITY DETAILED AND RETURNED TO HIS TYPICAL SIZE AND SCOPE? TYPICAL SIZE AND SCOPE? WE u2019RE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS THAT. CAN YOU TAKE US FROM THE CRIME. CRIME. CRIMESTOPPER TIP TO WHEN CRIMESTOPPER TIP TO WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED? THE CRIMESTOPPER TIP TODAY? YES. THE CRIMESTOPPER TIP COMES IN, REPORTS THAT TEASE AT THE REPORTS THAT TEASE AT THE McDONALD u2019S ON EAST AVENUE. OFFICERS RESPOND TO THE McDONALD u2019S. HE u2019S NOT IN THE McDONALD u2019S. THEY START DRIVING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING FOR HIM. THEY SEE HIM ON THE CORNER AT ST. MARKS AND FIRSTs AND THEY TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. NO INCIDENT TAKING HIM INTO CUSTODY. INAUDIBLE QUESTION INAUDIBLE QUESTION SO THE CAMERA SYSTEMS IN THE SUBWAY SYSTEM ARE NOT NYPD CAMERAS. THEY ARE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE MTA. THE MTA. WE HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. WE DO REGULARLY LOOK TO SEE WHICH CAMERAS ARE WORKING, WHICH CAMERAS ARE NOT, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE BELONG TO THE MTA. TO THE MTA. INAUDIBLE QUESTION NOT AT THIS TIME. NOT AT THIS TIME. IF WE DO, WE u2019LL LET YOU KNOW. IF WE DO, WE u2019LL LET YOU KNOW. CHIEF, IN ANY INTERVIEWS THAT TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY WITH ANY OF THE VICTIMS AS WELL AS PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GLEAN ANYTHING ABOUT WHETHER THE TRAIN YIELDS ANY MORE ABOUT HIS MOTIVATION ABOUT WHAT HE INTENDED TO DO? INTENDED TO DO? WE HAVE WNTSZITNESSES ON THE TRAIN WHO SAID HE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE SECOND THE BACK CORNER OF THE SECOND CAR, AND HE POPPED A SMOKE GRENADE. AND WE HAVE ONE WITNESS WHO SAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO? SAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO? HE GOES, OOPS, THEN HE POPS THE HE GOES, OOPS, THEN HE POPS THE TWO, BRANDISHES THE FIREARMS AND SHOT 33 TIMES. WE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO WAS ON THAT SUBWAY TRAIN OR PLATFORM TO THAT SUBWAY TRAIN OR PLATFORM TO REACH OUT TO CRIMESTOPPERS AT REACH OUT TO CRIMESTOPPERS AT 1-800-TIPS TO ANYONE WHO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCENE. I KNOW FROM WHAT EXPERTS SAY THAT OFFICERS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT THAT, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CASE CASE OUR CRIME LAB IS STILL PROCESSING THE SCENE. IT u2019S STILL VERY EARLY IN THE IT u2019S STILL VERY EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THAT. INVESTIGATION FOR THAT. TONY? TONY? AS FAR AS ANY TERRORISM, IT u2019S AS FAR AS ANY TERRORISM, IT u2019S DEFINED HOW? THE STATUTE IS TERRORISM AND THERE IS SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ON PROTECTING MASS TRANSIT AREAS. WE u2019RE NOT COMMENTING FURTHER. WE u2019RE STILL INVESTIGATING THE MOTIVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MOTIVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE LAST QUESTION TO JULIET. THE LAST QUESTION TO JULIET. ARE YOU CONTACTING SOCIAL SERVICES HERE IN NEW YORK? THAT WILL BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION ALSO. INVESTIGATION ALSO. DID HE DISAPPEAR? ZTZ THAT u2019S THAT u2019S PART OF OUR INVESTIGATION AS WELL. INVESTIGATION AS WELL. THE LAST, LAST QUESTION. I u2019M WONDERING IF THERE IS I u2019M WONDERING IF THERE IS DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIVE IN TERMS OF SUNSET PARK, WHY SUNSET PARK OR WAS IT RANDOM? NO IDEA. JUST TO CLOSE, WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS, SOMETIMES JOUSTING PARTNERS IN THE MEDIA FOR PUTTING ALL THESE PICTURES OUT, FOR SPREADING THIS PICTURES OUT, FOR SPREADING THIS STORY FROM THE TIME WE DID THE PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. THAT WAS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON THAT WAS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON RAISING THE KIND OF PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT, AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID, WAS ABLE TO GIVE HIM VERY FEW CHOICES IN TERMS OF WHERE TO GO. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE JUST LEARNED A WHOLE LOT ABOUT HOW THE NYPD TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED THAT MAN ON YOUR AND ARRESTED THAT MAN ON YOUR SCREEN, FRANK JAMES, THE SUSPECT SCREEN, FRANK JAMES, THE SUSPECT IN KBREDYESTERDAY u2019S SUBWAY ATTAC BROOKLYN. CAP CAPTURED BY THE NYPD TODAY. HE WAS ARRESTED AT 1st AVENUE AND ST. MARKS PLACE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE IS FACING FEDERAL CHARGES FOR A TERRORIST ATTACK ON MASS TRANSIT, AND THEY ACTED ON TIPS TRANSIT, AND THEY ACTED ON TIPS TO TRACK HIM DOWN THIS AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH THE MOTIVE ISN u2019T CLEAR. THEY HAVE MORE EVIDENCE ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND TALKING TO WITNESSES YESTERDAY WHEN TEN WITNESSES YESTERDAY WHEN TEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND 13 MORE WERE INJURED. THIS IS THE EAST VILLAGE ON FIRST AVENUE WHERE YOU CAN SEE FRANK JAMES WAS BROUGHT INTO”,”video_id”:”2022678083933_277″,”video_length”:”1117283″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”MfSDG6hLw62s”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”1rke4SwWp4RR”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”ERvkoIkB5zpr”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022678083933″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”NYPD Updates on Arrest of Subway Attack Suspect” data-vidcid=”1:2:3644801″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/nypd-updates-on-arrest-of-subway-attack-suspect/3644801/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”65″:”Local”,”64″:”News”,”67″:”Crime and Courts” ” data-tagnames=” “876615”:”brooklyn subway shooting” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Surveillance video obtained from the area near the parked U-Haul includes grainy footage that appears to show James walking into the subway station, carrying a bag that looks similar to the one recovered at the shooting scene, the officials said. Cops believe James is the man who rented a U-Haul linked to the case. A key to the vehicle and the credit card used to rent it was discovered at the scene. The van with Arizona license plates was found just before 5 p.m. Tuesday on Kings Highway in Gravesend. The vehicle was later searched and cleared, senior law enforcement sources said, as cops removed a table, chairs and memory foam pillows. James has ties to Philadelphia and Wisconsin as well as New York, according to police. He was said to have a past criminal record in New Jersey that includes three arrests on charges related to petit larceny and disorderly conduct in 2007 and trespassing in 1992. James also has nine prior arrests in New York from 1992-1998, NYPD officials said Wednesday, including possession of burglary tools, criminal sex acts, and theft of service. However, he has no history on par with the violence he’s suspected of in Tuesday’s attack of which officials are aware at this point. Part of James’ criminal history included making terroristic threats, according to sources, but investigators said the threats were similar to ones commonly made by those who are emotionally disturbed. More Coverage brooklyn subway shooting 18 hours ago MetroCard Linked to Suspected Subway Shooter Used in Brooklyn Hours After Attack: Sources brooklyn subway shooting Apr 13 Tipping Point? NYC Subway Riders, Already Skittish Amid Violent Uptick, React to Mass Shooting Two senior law enforcement officials say the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York is considering filing federal criminal charges in the subway attack. One potential federal charge being considered is using a weapon/arson on mass transit/train, but no final decision has been made, the officials said. Meanwhile, authorities are scouring social media posts and YoutTube videos by someone with James’ name that mentioned homelessness, New York and Mayor Eric Adams, leading officials to tighten the mayor’s security detail, police said. Videos that James is believed to have posted on YouTube show him ranting about violence. In a criminal complain filed Wednesday, prosecutors say James had made various statements about the NYC subway system prior the April 12 attack, including comments about Eric Adams and questions about the homeless situation on the train. James also made statements about various conspiracy theories, according to the complaint. And so the message to me is: I should have gotten a gun, and just started shooting motherf-ers, one of the statements said. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell called the online statements concerning. It appears James drove the rental van to New York from Pennsylvania on Monday, based on license plate reader data and other info, sources said. Investigators obtained video from 5 a.m. Tuesday near where the van was found parked, appearing to show a man matching the description of the subway attacker emerging from the van. More Coverage brooklyn subway shooting 18 hours ago MetroCard Linked to Suspected Subway Shooter Used in Brooklyn Hours After Attack: Sources brooklyn subway shooting Apr 12 Pictures: Multiple People Hurt in Brooklyn Subway Shooting A motive for the attack remains under investigation, but officials quickly sought to assure already fearful New Yorkers there were no imminent outstanding threats. There are currently no known explosive devices on our subway trains and this is not being investigated as an act of terrorism at this time, Sewell said earlier Tuesday. Cops believe the suspect acted alone. Law enforcement officials said a.9-mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene, along with a bag of smoke canisters and fireworks. A hatchet, two extra extended clips of ammo, a fuse and a spray bottle of gasoline were also found, police said. One source told NBC New York that the gun the suspect used may have jammed, preventing worse tragedy. However, the shooter was able to fire at least 33 times inside the train car. Authorities searched a storage unit registered to Frank James on Tuesday and discovered 9mm ammunition, a threaded 9mm pistol barrel that allows for a silencer or suppresser to be attached, targets and.223 caliber ammunition, which is used with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, according to James’ criminal complaint. The next day, officials executed another court-authorized search of a Philadelphia apartment rented by Frank James. Inside, they found an empty magazine for a Glock handgun, a taser, a high-capacity rifle magazine and a blue smoke cannister. Senior law enforcement sources confirm this photo of a bag and its contents are tied to the suspect in the Brooklyn shooting. A total of 10 people were struck by bullets allegedly fired by James, with five shooting victims said to have been critically wounded. Police said that an additional 13 people were hurt by falling, smoke inhalation or other injuries suffered during the panic after the shots were fired. The extent of the other victims’ injuries wasn’t clear. A reward of $50,000 from police, the MTA and Transport Workers Union is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment of the shooter. THIS IS THE STORY WE u2019VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL DAY LONG WITH DEVELOPMENTS STEADILY COMING IN. BROOKLYN SUBWAY RIDERS BOUND FOR MANHATTAN WERE SHOT ON AN N TRAIN AT THE 36th STREET AND 4th AVENUE STOP IN SUNSET PARK. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT WEARING A GAS MASK AND A CONSTRUCTION VEST TOSSED A SMOKE CANISTER IN THE CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. SUBWAY RIDERS RAN FROM THE TRAIN IN A PANIC AND THEN WHEN THAT SMOKE CLEARED WE LEARNED AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE HURT. TEN OF THEM WERE SHOT. THE OTHER VICTIMS WERE EITHER HURT IN THE PANIC TO ESCAPE OR THEY BREATHED IN TOO MUCH SMOKE. RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE ATTACK IS STILL ON THE RUN. THIS SITUATION IS NOT CONSIDERED TERRORISM AT THIS TIME. THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THAT WAS POSSIBLY USED BY THE SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE LIVE FROM CHOPPER 4. IN ADDITION A WEAPON, FIREWORKS, SMOKE BOMBS, GASOLINE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. AS THE EVENING RUSH GETS UNDER WAY THERE ARE DELAYS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SERVICE FROM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN WAS SUSPENDED ON THE LINES IMPACTED BY THE INVESTIGATION. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT AND THE WOUNDED BUT WE START TONIGHT WITH NEWS 4 u2019S MYLES MILLER LIVE IN SUNSET PARK. MYLES? Reporter: AS YOU SAID, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE CRIME SCENE HERE AT 36th AND 4th AVENUE IN BUSY SUNSET PARK. BUSY SUNSET PARK. STILL, THIS IS A CRIME SCENE HOURS AFTER THIS ALL HAPPENED. THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN GRAVES DL END, BROOKLYN AS POLICE AND THE BOMB SQUAD RACE TO FIGURE OUT IF THE U-HAUL VAN THERE IS CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. TONIGHT OFFICIALS REALIZING THE HORROR ON THE N TRAIN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. BEEN MUCH WORSE. POLICE SOURCES TELLING NEWS 4 THE SUSPECT u2019S GUN JAMMED, PREVENTING MORE PEOPLE FROM BEING SHOT. THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED JUST AFTER 8:00 IN SUNSET PARK. AS THE MANHATTAN BOUND N TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th STREET STATION AN INDIVIDUAL ON THAT TRAIN DONNED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GAS MASK. HE TOOK A CANISTER OUT OF HIS BAG AND OPENED IT. THE TRAIN AT THAT TIME BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. HE THEN OPENED FIRE, STRIKING MULTIPLE PEOPLE, ON THE SUBWAY. Reporter: PANICKED PASSENGERS RUSHED OFF THE TRAIN I WAS COMING OFF THE TRAIN AND I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE AND SMELLED IT. IT WAS REALLY STRONG. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Reporter: THE POLICE Reporter: THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYING THE SUSPECT WORE A GREEN VEST AND GAS MASK. HE ESCAPED BUT WASN u2019T CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN THE SUBWAY BECAUSE THEY u2019VE BEEN BROKEN SINCE FRIDAY. WE SAW NO MORE. NO MORE MASS SHOOTINGS. NO MORE DISRUPTING LIVES. NO MORE CREATING HEART BREAK FOR PEOPLE. Reporter: POLICE RECOVERING THE GUN USED AT THE SCENE AS WELL AS A BAG OF FIREWORKS AND SMOKE CANISTERS. SOURCES SAY GASOLINE WAS POURED INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. THE CITY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHED FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN AND THEY SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA PLATES IS BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE SHOOTING, URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT TO APPROACH WITH CAUTION. Reporter: NINE HOURS LATER AND MEMBERS OF THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE EXITED THE SUBWAY STATION STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES DOWN ON THE PLATFORM LEVEL AS THE SEARCH FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN CONTINUES. IN SUNSET PARK, MYLES MILLER. TO THE MASSIVE CITYWIDE MAN UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN HIDING FROM POLICE MOST OF THE DAY. AS YOU SAW A WEAPON, BAG, FIREWORKS, AND MORE SMOKE CANISTERS WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE FOCUSING ON THAT U HAUL WE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO. NEWS 4 u2019S JONATHAN DIENST IS LIVE WITH WHAT u2019S HELPING AND HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT THIS TIME. Reporter: CHUCK, WHILE A BIG BREAK COMING AS A RESULT OF THE U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO RENTED THE U HAUL VAN. IT IS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. AND THAT MAN HAS PENNSYLVANIA TIES. HE ACTUALLY HAS A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA, IN WISCONSIN, AND ALSO IN NEW YORK. AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED THAT VAN WAS DRIVEN FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW YORK THROUGH NEW JERSEY TO NEW YORK YESTERDAY INTO TODAY. AND THAT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT VAN MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE SUSPECT WHO LATER WENT ON TO THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF ITEMS TO CARRY OUT THIS ATTACK. ALL OF THIS SUGGESTS IF THE DRIVER AND THE SHOOTER ARE ONE AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LEANING TOWARD AT THIS TIME, IF THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME, THIS IS A PREMEDITATED ATTACK. AND NOW THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY. INSIDE THAT BAG OF GOODS AGAIN WAS AMMUNITION, FIREWORKS, A HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF GASOLINE, AND AGAIN NUMEROUS FIREWORKS. IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED AT THE SCENE AND THAT HE HAD FIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE GUN APPARENTLY JAMMED. SO THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THAT GUN DID NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO SET FIRE TO SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. SO AGAIN, THE BIG BREAK, THE BIG INFORMATION NOW IS THAT POLICE BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN WHO RENTED THE U-HAUL VAN. A MAN WITH A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN. THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW THEY ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE MAN WHO RENTED THAT U-HAUL VAN IS THE SAME MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE AND THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO APPROACH CAREFULLY THAT VAN TO SEARCH IT AND SEE WHAT MORE THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT u2019S INSIDE AS THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THAT LONE SUSPECT. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, JONATHAN. THANK YOU. ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FOUND THERE IS CHILLING. TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO OUR AREA HOSPITALS. WHEN YOU THINK OF WHAT HAPPENED ALL THAT SHOOTING IN THAT CROWDED SUBWAY CAR, SHOTS FIRED REPEATEDLY, MIRACULOUSLY, NOBODY”,”video_id”:”2022390339945_788″,”video_length”:”383350″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”MYDrPKDGnxGw”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”Jv7iToFcr4Aa”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”V_f6cf2C4_sX”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022390339945″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Latest on Subway Shooting: Suspect Identified, U-Haul Found, 29 Hurt” data-vidcid=”1:2:3643107″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/latest-on-subway-shooting-suspect-identified-u-haul-found-29-hurt/3643107/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”64″:”News”,”65″:”Local”,”68″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “151”:”Brooklyn”,”876615″:”brooklyn subway shooting”,”15543″:”Eric Adams”,”941″:”gun violence”,”208606″:”subway crime”,”680482″:”Sunset Park”,”6280″:”terror” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. 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Gilgo Beach Killings: Cops Release Last Known Video of Craigslist Victim, No 911 Calls

More than a decade after the disappearance of New Jersey escort Shannan Gilbert triggered a police investigation that exposed a much larger mystery, authorities in Suffolk County are sharing previously unreleased evidence in the Gilgo Beach case. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison released the last known surveillance video of Megan Waterman, one of the Craigslist escorts found on Ocean Parkway in the Gilbert search. Waterman was last seen at a Holiday Inn Express in Happauge in June 2010. The footage shows multiple angles from the lobby on June 4, 5 and 6 of that year. She was wearing a yellow sweater and is shown both arriving and leaving the hotel. Harrison said investigators believe Waterman left the Holiday Inn the night of June 6, 2010, to meet her killer. And he asked the public, once again, for help. While much great police work has been carried out in this case, the public’s help in identifying potential suspects or additional leads is critical, Harrison said. We hope that anyone who may have been in the area that night will reach out to our Crime Stoppers hotline, 1-800-220-TIPS. He also doubled the Crime Stoppers reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the long-unsolved case to $50,000, and shared an image of jewelry discovered on the remains of a toddler whose bones were also recovered during the investigation. In total, 10 sets of human remains were discovered. On April 4, 2011 a gold necklace and earrings were discovered on the unidentified female toddler. Four of them were similar to Waterman. Those victims were discovered in burlap sacks on a desolate stretch of Ocean Parkway in 2010 amid the search for Gilbert. All had previously advertised sex services on Craigslist. Gilbert had done the same. It was the 24-year-old’s disappearance that led to the discovery of all the other bodies. Notably absent from Tuesday’s evidence release were the 911 calls connected to Gilbert’s case. Suffolk County had been ordered to release them years ago and refused, citing the ongoing investigation. The delay involved a previous administration, though, and Harrison had said earlier this year he would release the tapes if they didn’t interfere with the ongoing investigation. The commissioner reiterated the latter point Tuesday without specifically talking about the tapes. It’s not clear if the 911 call release will happen. Harrison, the fifth Suffolk police commissioner to oversee the case, said Tuesday his office plans to review every piece of evidence in the case and said real progress was being made, though didn’t elaborate on the latter point. He pledged the release of additional data to come and more transparency. Suffolk officials have long said they don’t believe Gilbert’s case is connected to the others, the families of other victims hope the 911 calls could shed at least some light on their own outstanding mysteries. AND I u2019M NATALIE PASCARELLA. 13 YEARS AND FEW CLUES IN THE DEATH OF A WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS MUTILATED AND WASHED UP ON A WESTCHESTER BEACH. BUT NOW A NEW TWIST. THE UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN u2019S TORSO WASHED UP ON THE BEACH BACK IN 2007 AND HER LIMBS FOUND ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND AND POLICE HAVE ONLY THIS INCLUDE TO IDENTIFY HER, A CHERRY TATTOO THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. NEWS 4 u2019S IDA SEGAL IS LIVE WHERE POLICE NOW BELIEVE THIS COULD BE CONNECTED TO A NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER. IDA. NATALIE AND CHUCK, THAT IS ONE ANGLE THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING, BUT THEY ARE OPEN TO ANYTHING. ANY NEW LEADS THAT HELP THEM PUT A NAME TO A WOMAN WHO FOR TOO LONG HAS BEEN KNOWN SIMPLY AS CHERRIES DOUGH. A WOMAN u2019S TORSO WITH NO LIMBS AND HEAD FOUND IN A SUITCASE BY A MOTHER AND CHILD WALKING ALONG THE BEACH. THE CHILD OPENED UP AND STARTED POKING AROUND IN IT AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE PORTIONS OF A FEMALE INSIDE. Reporter: POLICE COULDN u2019T FIGURE OUT WHO SHE WAS OR WHO KILLED HER. ALL THEY HAD TO WORK WITH WAS THIS. A FADED TATTOO OF TWO CHERRIES FOUND ABOVE HER RIGHT BREAST. THE CASE WENT COLD AND SHE BECAME KNOWN AS CHERRIES DOE. THIS WAS THE BEST SHOT OF AN IDENTITY, NO PICTURE OR FACE THAT WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE. THE VILLAGE ARE STILL ON THE HUNT FOR HER KILLER. ST. MARK GOTA HAS BEEN COMBING THROUGH THE EVIDENCE. A BRA AND NIGHT GOWN SHE WAS WEARING AT THE TIME. Reporter: ATTEMPTING TO PUSH NEW LIFE INTO THE CASE HOPING SOMEONE RECOGNIZES THAT TATTOO. THEY HAVE ENOUGH OF HER DNA TO FIGURE OUT WHO SHE MIGHT BE, BUT THEY NEED A FAMILY MEMBER TO COMPARE HER DNA TO. SHE u2019S BEEN VICTIMIZED TWICE. SOMEBODY STOLE OR MURDER HER THEN SOLD HER IDENTITY. ONE POSSIBILITY THEY HAVE CONSIDERED IS THE SERIAL KILLER ON LONG ISLAND THE VIOLENCE DONE TO THESE WOMEN WAS VERY SIMILAR. Reporter: THE VICTIMS u2019 LEGS WASHED ASHORE ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND THREE WEEKS AFTER HER TORSO WAS FOUND IN WESTCHESTER. WHAT u2019S MORE, ONE OF THE VICTIMS KNOWN AS PEACHES WAS KILLED IN A VERY SIMILAR MANNER BACK IN 1997, HER TORSO FOUND IN A CONTAINER AND SHE HAD A TATTOO OF A PEACH. ARE THEY RELATEDED? IT u2019S POSSIBLE. IT u2019S POSSIBLE. BECAUSE THIS KIND OF THIS KIND OF THING IS NOT AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. AND WE REACHED OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER IN SUFFOLK COUNTY AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE CHERRIES DOE CASE BUT STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING WHETHER SHE COULD BE A POTENTIAL VICTIM OF THE GILGO”,”video_id”:”1697766979911_556″,”video_length”:”183250″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_1697766979911″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Police Hope Tattoo May Help Solve Cold Case” data-vidcid=”1:2:2289174″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/police-hope-tattoo-may-help-solve-cold-case/2289174/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”64″:”News”,”65″:”Local” ” data-tagnames=” “659906”:”as seen on”,”670472″:”Gilgo Beach”,”2300″:”Long Island”,”28218″:”Mamaroneck”,”672540″:”murder mystery”,”101″:”New York”,”5225″:”Westchester County” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Four other bodies were found in the days after the search for Gilbert launched in 2010. The number had climbed to 10 sets of human remains by spring 2011. Gilbert’s remains were found a year later, in December 2011, in a swampy Oak Beach marsh. Investigators haven’t been able to determine whether a lone serial killer or several suspects were involved, but they have said over the years they don’t believe one person is responsible for all the deaths. No arrests have been made. John Ray, an attorney representing Gilbert’s estate, told Newsday in January he listened to the calls in 2020 but wasn’t allowed to release them publicly. He said it is important for the public to hear Gilbert’s 23-minute call and other calls from neighbors. AN INTRIGUING DEVELOPMENT, POLICE REVEAL A NEW CLUE IN AN INVESTIGATION THAT HAS BEDEVILED THEM FOR A DECADE. PEI-SZE CHENG HAS MORE ON THE SEARCH FOR A KILLER OR KILLERS WHO DUMPED EIGHT BODIES ALONG GILGO BEACH. Reporter: THE FIRST NEWS CONFERENCE IN A LONG TIME OVER A VERY FAMOUS CASE. WE EXPECTED THEY WERE GOING TO ANNOUNCE A NEW PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT THEY JUST GOT. TURNS OUT THEY REVEALED EVIDENCE THEY u2019D BEEN HOLDING ON TO FOR NINE YEARS. FOR NINE YEARS AUTHORITIES HAVE STRUGGLED TO CRACK THE GILGO BEACH MURDER. SUFFOLK POLICE RELEASED THIS VIDEO. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BELT WAS HANDLED BY THE SUSPECT AND DID NOT BELONG TO ANY OF THE VICTIMS. Reporter: POLICE SAY THESE INITIALS, HM OR WH WERE EMBOSSED ON A BELT AT THE CRIME SCENE. THIS INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN MAY OF 2010 WHEN POLICE WERE SEARCHING FOR MISSING SEX WORKER SHANNON GILBERT. WHAT THEY FOUND INSTEAD WERE BODIES AND REMAINS BELONGING TO EIGHT PEOPLE, TOSSED ALONG OCEAN PARKWAY IN GILGO BEACH, SOME OF THEM STILL UNIDENTUNIDENTIFIED. SUFSHG POLICE ASKED THE FBI FOR HELP. WE u2019VE PROVIDED THE FBI WITH DETAILED SAMPLES FROM OUR UNIDENTIFIED VICTIMS TO CONDUCT GENETIC GENEALOGY. AND THERE u2019S A WEB SITE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SHARE NEW LEADS AND TIPS. WENT TO THE SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE WITH A GREAT BINDER OF EVIDENCE WE HAD GATHERED, STRONG EVIDENCE, AND MANY WITNESSES THAT THE PEOPLE NEVER E INVESTIGATED. Reporter: HE REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF GILBERT. THE REASON COULD BE THERE u2019S SOMETHING ON THERE THEY DIDN u2019T WANT YOU AND I TO KNOW. Reporter: THE SEARCH FOR GILBERT LED POLICE TO ALL THOSE BODIES BUT HER REMAINS WERE FOUND LAST. AT FIRST HER DEATH WAS NOT CONSIDERED CONNECTED TO THE OTHERS BUT TODAY THE COMMISSIONER SAID HER 911 CALL COULD PLAY INTO THE INVESTIGATION. WE LET THE FACTS DICTATE WHERE WE GO WITH THE INVESTIGATION. IT u2019S DANGEROUS TO SPECULATE OR COME TO CONCLUSIONS BEFORE ALL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED AND THE EVIDENCE IS REVIEWED. Reporter: SO POLICE SHARED VERY FEW DETAILS ABOUT THIS NEW PIECE OF EVIDENCE THEY REVEALED TO US, WHERE IT WAS FOUND, WAS IT ON A BELT, HOW LONG WAS THIS BELT, CAN YOU SHOW US PICTURES OF THE BELT. THEY COULDN u2019T DO ANY OF THAT. BUT THEY PROMISED ON THIS WEBSITE THEY CREATED THEY ARE GOING TO BE UPDATING THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE MEDIA WITH NEW INFORMATION AS THEY ARE ABLE TO.”,”video_id”:”1675220547704_493″,”video_length”:”182215″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_1675220547704″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”New Crime Scene Evidence Unveiled In Gilgo Beach Slayings” data-vidcid=”1:2:2261075″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/new-crime-scene-photo-unveiled-in-gilgo-beach-slayings/2261075/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”65″:”Local”,”64″:”News”,”67″:”Crime and Courts”,”68″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “31772”:”FBI”,”670472″:”Gilgo Beach”,”646280″:”Human Remains”,”2300″:”Long Island”,”101″:”New York”,”670473″:”Oak Beach”,”20857″:”Shannan Gilbert”,”33815″:”Task Force”,”855347″:”unsolved mystery” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Search for Missing Woman Leads to Hunt for a Possible Serial Killer Gilbert’s body was found in a swampy marsh about a year and a half after she disappeared. She had called 911 from Oak Beach and said someone was trying to kill her; that call lasted about 22 minutes. There were three other calls. Despite efforts from the attorney of her now-deceased mother Mari Gilbert to have the calls released and a court order to do so they have never been made public. The search for the missing 24-year-old sex worker led law enforcement to the grisly discoveries of 10 separate sets of remains, most of whom were also believed to be sex workers. On Dec. 11, 2010, an officer found the body of Melissa Barthelemy, a call girl who had vanished in 2007. Two days later, officers discovered the remains of three other missing prostitutes Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello and Maureen Brainard-Barnes, all of whom advertised their sex services on Craigslist. Those four bodies had been dumped within a quarter-mile span, about 500 feet apart. All of the victims were in their 20s Brainard-Barnes from Connecticut, Waterman of Maine, Costello of North Babylon. The following April, authorities found a partially dismembered woman, later identified as another prostitute, Jessica Taylor, an unidentified Asian man, two unidentified women and an unidentified female toddler. The toddler was determined, through DNA testing, to be the daughter of the woman discovered about 7 miles away. They have not been identified. AN INTRIGUING DEVELOPMENT, POLICE REVEAL A NEW CLUE IN AN INVESTIGATION THAT HAS BEDEVILED THEM FOR A DECADE. PEI-SZE CHENG HAS MORE ON THE SEARCH FOR A KILLER OR KILLERS WHO DUMPED EIGHT BODIES ALONG GILGO BEACH. Reporter: THE FIRST NEWS CONFERENCE IN A LONG TIME OVER A VERY FAMOUS CASE. WE EXPECTED THEY WERE GOING TO ANNOUNCE A NEW PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT THEY JUST GOT. TURNS OUT THEY REVEALED EVIDENCE THEY u2019D BEEN HOLDING ON TO FOR NINE YEARS. FOR NINE YEARS AUTHORITIES HAVE STRUGGLED TO CRACK THE GILGO BEACH MURDER. SUFFOLK POLICE RELEASED THIS VIDEO. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BELT WAS HANDLED BY THE SUSPECT AND DID NOT BELONG TO ANY OF THE VICTIMS. Reporter: POLICE SAY THESE INITIALS, HM OR WH WERE EMBOSSED ON A BELT AT THE CRIME SCENE. THIS INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN MAY OF 2010 WHEN POLICE WERE SEARCHING FOR MISSING SEX WORKER SHANNON GILBERT. WHAT THEY FOUND INSTEAD WERE BODIES AND REMAINS BELONGING TO EIGHT PEOPLE, TOSSED ALONG OCEAN PARKWAY IN GILGO BEACH, SOME OF THEM STILL UNIDENTUNIDENTIFIED. SUFSHG POLICE ASKED THE FBI FOR HELP. WE u2019VE PROVIDED THE FBI WITH DETAILED SAMPLES FROM OUR UNIDENTIFIED VICTIMS TO CONDUCT GENETIC GENEALOGY. AND THERE u2019S A WEB SITE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SHARE NEW LEADS AND TIPS. WENT TO THE SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE WITH A GREAT BINDER OF EVIDENCE WE HAD GATHERED, STRONG EVIDENCE, AND MANY WITNESSES THAT THE PEOPLE NEVER E INVESTIGATED. Reporter: HE REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF GILBERT. THE REASON COULD BE THERE u2019S SOMETHING ON THERE THEY DIDN u2019T WANT YOU AND I TO KNOW. Reporter: THE SEARCH FOR GILBERT LED POLICE TO ALL THOSE BODIES BUT HER REMAINS WERE FOUND LAST. AT FIRST HER DEATH WAS NOT CONSIDERED CONNECTED TO THE OTHERS BUT TODAY THE COMMISSIONER SAID HER 911 CALL COULD PLAY INTO THE INVESTIGATION. WE LET THE FACTS DICTATE WHERE WE GO WITH THE INVESTIGATION. IT u2019S DANGEROUS TO SPECULATE OR COME TO CONCLUSIONS BEFORE ALL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED AND THE EVIDENCE IS REVIEWED. Reporter: SO POLICE SHARED VERY FEW DETAILS ABOUT THIS NEW PIECE OF EVIDENCE THEY REVEALED TO US, WHERE IT WAS FOUND, WAS IT ON A BELT, HOW LONG WAS THIS BELT, CAN YOU SHOW US PICTURES OF THE BELT. THEY COULDN u2019T DO ANY OF THAT. BUT THEY PROMISED ON THIS WEBSITE THEY CREATED THEY ARE GOING TO BE UPDATING THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE MEDIA WITH NEW INFORMATION AS THEY ARE ABLE TO.”,”video_id”:”1675220547704_751″,”video_length”:”182215″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_1675220547704″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”New Crime Scene Evidence Unveiled In Gilgo Beach Slayings” data-vidcid=”1:2:2261075″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/new-crime-scene-photo-unveiled-in-gilgo-beach-slayings/2261075/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”65″:”Local”,”64″:”News”,”67″:”Crime and Courts”,”68″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “31772”:”FBI”,”670472″:”Gilgo Beach”,”646280″:”Human Remains”,”2300″:”Long Island”,”101″:”New York”,”670473″:”Oak Beach”,”20857″:”Shannan Gilbert”,”33815″:”Task Force”,”855347″:”unsolved mystery” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Authorities said they were the victims of homicides and of a possible serial killer. No suspects have ever been publicly named in any of the cases. On Dec. 13, 2011, investigators eventually discovered Gilbert’s body about a half-mile from where she was last seen. She was found in a swamp rampant with thorny brush and police said they believed Gilbert drowned by accident. Later, an independent autopsy by the renowned forensic pathologist Michael Baden found Gilbert had suffered injuries consistent with homicidal strangulation. Police have said consistently they do not believe her death is linked to the others. Gilbert’s mother, Mari, refused to let the case drop out of the public eye and pressed law enforcement for a homicide investigation that never matured. Mari Gilbert died in July 2016, allegedly stabbed to death by her other daughter, Sarra, who suffers from schizophrenia. (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/gilgo-beach-killings-never-before-shared-evidence-to-be-released-tuesday/3641632/)

Victim’s Friends Call for Action, Arrest in Deadly Hit-and-Run

Friends of a Chicago woman killed in a hit-and-run crash last year are asking authorities to take action in the seemingly stalled case where police had plenty of leads. Last August, beloved attorney Linda Mensch, 70, was killed when she was hit by a driver in a van as she and a friend stepped into the crosswalk as they left the Garfield Park Conservatory in the 300 block of North Central Park Avenue. Chicago police sent out a community alert with a photo of the vehicle and its license plate number. But now, nearly seven months later, still no arrest in the case. NOW NBC 5 INVESTIGATES. THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTS IN CHICAGO EVERY YEAR. BUT THERE ARE VERY FEW ARRESTS. AND SOME OF THOSE CASES DRAG ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS A LOT KNOWN ABOUT THE INCIDENT. HERE u2019S NBC 5 u2019S PHIL ROGERS. Reporter: LAST NIGHT, WE TOLD YOU HOW RARELY CHICAGO POLICE SOLVE HIT AND RUN CRIMES. SOLVE HIT AND RUN CRIMES. JUST 306 PEOPLE CHARGED IN 2021, A YEAR THAT SAW OVER 37,000 HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTS. AND IN ONE OF THOSE CASES, THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM SAYS POLICE HAVE FAILED TO ACT ON AN OBVIOUS CLUE A LIE SENSE PLATE THEY HAD FROM DAY ONE. PLEASE ARREST THE MAN WHO PLEASE ARREST THE MAN WHO MURDERED MY MOTHER. Reporter: JESSICA u2019S MOTHER Reporter: JESSICA u2019S MOTHER LINDA WAS KILLED BY A DRIVER IN A SPEEDING VAN IN THIS CROSSWALK NEAR THE GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY LAST AUGUST. SHE LIT UP A ROOM. SHE WAS INCREDIBLY CHARISMATIC AND HUMBLE. Reporter: ON THAT TERRIBLE DAY, JESSICA u2019S MOM WAS WITH ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WITNESSED THE CRASH. THE DRIVER GOT OUT, SORT OF TALKED TO MY MOM u2019S FRIEND BRIEFLY AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR BRIEFLY AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND PULLED A U-TURN, DRAGGING HER BODY WITH HER UNDER THE CAR AND SPED OFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. Reporter: INVESTIGATORS SENT OUT THIS BULLETIN INCLUDING A PHOTO OF THE VAN AND THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. BUT TONIGHT, NEARLY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WE ARE TOLD CHICAGO POLICE STILL HAVEN u2019T CHICAGO POLICE STILL HAVEN u2019T MADE AN ARREST AND HAVE NOT EVEN INTERVIEWED THE OWNER OF THE CAR. I JUST SEE ABSOLUTELY NO I JUST SEE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON HERE WHY AN ARREST WARRANT SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS MAN. Reporter: ORDINARILY, THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD GIVE YOU THE POLICE SIDE OF THIS STORY, BUT CHICAGO POLICE REFUSED OUR REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW ABOUT REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW ABOUT THIS CASE OR THEIR RATE ON HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTS. INDEED, ARREST RECORDS SHOW POLICE HAD THE OWNER OF THE CAR POLICE HAD THE OWNER OF THE CAR IN CUSTODY ON AN UNRELATED GUN OFFENSE LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT THAT ARREST REPORT DOES NOT INDICATE HE WAS REPORT DOES NOT INDICATE HE WAS EVER QUESTIONED THEN ABOUT THE FATAL HIT AND RUN OR WHETHER DETECTIVES IN THAT CASE EVEN KNEW ABOUT IT. WHEN JESSICA, WHO IS A NEW YORK PUBLIC DEFENDER, PRESSED THE DETECTIVE TO GO TO THE STATE u2019S ATTORNEY AND GET A WARRANT IN HER MOTHER u2019S CASE, SHE SAYS HE TURNED ON HER AFTER THEY REFUSED. THE OFFICER CALLED ME BACK THE OFFICER CALLED ME BACK AND HE TELLS ME THAT I u2019VE EMBARRASSED HIM AND STARTS EMBARRASSED HIM AND STARTS BERATING ME FOR HAVING ASKED TO GET THE ARREST AWARRANT. Reporter: BUT THAT u2019S NOT ALL. SHE SAYS POLICE DIDN u2019T FOLLOW A ROUTINE PROTOCOL UNTIL SHE SUGGESTED IT OVER THE PHONE. I ASKED IF THEY HAD DONE ANY CELL TOWER TRY ANGULATION WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT u2019S FAIRLY STANDARD IF YOU ARE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT u2019S THE RIGHT PERSON IN THE RIGHT PLACE. TO SORT OF DO SOME OF THAT WORK. THE DETECTIVES HADN u2019T HEARD OF IT. Reporter: ON TOP OF THEIR OWN HEARTBREAK, THE FAMILY NOTES THE KILLER OF LINDA IS STILL OUT THERE, STILL DRIVING. JESSICA SAYS HER MOTHER WOULD BE OUTRAGED IF SHE COULD SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. SHE u2019D BE FURIOUS. SHE u2019D BE FURIOUS. SHE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THERE HAD BEEN JUSTICE. AND SHE WANTED EVERYONE TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AND THAT u2019S NOT HOW THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE TREATING HER OR OUR FAMILY. Reporter: POLICE AND THE CITY u2019S OEMC CENTER HAVE REF CITY u2019S OEMC CENTER HAVE REF FUSED OUR REQUEST FOR”,”video_id”:”2003549763787_524″,”video_length”:”202670″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”lQ8vuJOpxg3S”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”IlyIJTHetJsQ”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”GmAbNiPr_gFr”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2003549763787″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”After Deadly Hit-and-Run, Victim’s Daughter Alleges ‘Complete Neglect’ by CPD” data-vidcid=”1:6:2760761″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/after-deadly-hit-and-run-victims-daughter-alleges-complete-neglect-by-cpd/2760761/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “200814”:”Investigations”,”196993″:”News”,”359″:”Local”,”27791″:”Top Videos” ” data-tagnames=” “435536”:”chicago hit-and-run crashes”,”29076″:”hit and run”,”285516″:”hit and run crash”,”490306″:”hit-and-run crashes”,”490308″:”hit-and-runs”,”222644″:”NBC 5 Investigates” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” When Mensch’s daughter Jessica Heyman spoke to NBC 5 Investigates earlier this year, police had not even interviewed the owner of the van even after finding it parked outside his home after the crash. Last weekend, friends of Mensch gathered at the Garfield Park Conservatory the scene of the crash to celebrate her birthday and to fill out cards asking authorities to arrest her killer. Please solve this crime, this vehicular homicide, said Lynn Orman Weiss. We ask humbly to the State’s Attorney’s office and to the Chicago Police Department, please do what’s right. NBC 5 Investigates Nov 6, 2021 Chicago Seeing an Alarming Spike in Hit-and-Run Crashes, City Data Shows Hit-and-Run Feb 15 Chicago Saw 37K Hit-and-Runs in 2021, But Just 306 Arrests. Why Do Police Solve So Few of These Crimes? In any hit-and-run crash, there would appear to be only three scenarios: Either the car was stolen in this case it was not or the owner was driving, which makes them a suspect, or they know who was driving, which would make them a witness. I know that if I lent my car out and someone committed a crime, they would come to who the car is registered to, Angalia Bianca said at the event. So I would have one of two choices: tell who I lent it to, or I’d have to take that rap and go to jail. So I feel that I really want to stress to the State’s Attorney’s office to really do your due diligence to solve this and give peace to her family along with all her loved ones. I just want justice for Linda, added Joan Sullivan. NBC 5 INVESTIGATES. THE SHOCKING NUMBER OF HIT AND RUN CRASHES IN CHICAGO. THAT NUMBER, TENS OF THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR. BUT CHICAGO POLICE MAKE ARRESTS IN ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THOSE CASES. HERE u2019S NBC 5 u2019S PHIL ROGERS. Reporter: PREVIOUSLY, WE u2019VE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE ALARMING MENACE OF HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTS IN CHICAGO. MORE THAN 37,000 LAST YEAR ALONE. AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 A DAY. IN THOSE CRASHES, MORE THAN 4,800 PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND 36 WERE KILLED. BUT THE NUMBER OF THESE CRIMES CHICAGO POLICE ACTUALLY SOLVE IS SHOCKINGLY LOW. I BELIEVE THEY HAVEN u2019T DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN. Reporter: THIS WOMAN IS A MEMBER OF A CLUB NO ONE WANTS TO JOIN. PEOPLE WHOSE LOVED ONES WERE KILLED OR MAIMED BY HIT AND RUN DRIVERS IN CHICAGO. I AM THE DAUGHTER OF THE WOMAN THAT WAS KILLED IN THE HIT AND RUN ON SEPTEMBER 24th. Reporter: HER MOTHER DREAMED OF RETURNING TO HER NATIVE POLAND AND WAS SAVING UP FOR THAT DREAM CLEANING HOUSES BY DAY AND BUSINESSES AT NIGHT. SHE WORKED DAY AND NIGHT? YEAH. Reporter: LAST SEPTEMBER, TERESA WAS CROSSING MILWAUKEE AVENUE NEAR THE JEFFERSON PARK CTA STATION WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY SOMEONE DRIVING A TAN COLORED JEEP, POSSIBLY THIS ONE, SEEN THAT NIGHT. AND PEOPLE HAVE COME FORWARD SAYING, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE THERE AND THEY WERE HOLDING HER HAND AND, LIKE, BRUSHING HER HAIR AND SAYING IT u2019S OKAY, TO LET GO. Reporter: THE CRIME REMAINS UNSOLVED AND IT u2019S NOT AN ANOMALY. CHICAGO TRAFFIC DATA SHOWS THAT LAST YEAR, THE YEAR WITH THOSE 37,000-PLUS HIT AND RUN CRIMES, INVESTIGATORS MADE JUST 306 ARRESTS. CHICAGO POLICE HAVE NOT KEPT YOU IN THE LOOP ON THIS? THEY HAVE NOT. Reporter: INDEED, AFTER REPEATEDLY CALLING POLICE AND GETTING NO INFORMATION, SHE SAID SHE EVENTUALLY LEARNED THE DETECTIVE WORKING HER MOTHER u2019S CASE WAS ON LEAVE. ULTIMATELY FOR A MONTH. WHEN SHE ASKED ABOUT SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE, SHE SAID SHE WAS TOLD THE ONLY IMAGES OBTAINED BY POLICE WERE OF POOR QUALITY DUE TO WEATHER. IF I RUN A RED LIGHT, IT DOESN u2019T MATTER WHAT KIND OF WEATHER THIS IS, I WILL GET AN HD VIDEO OF ME RUNNING THAT RED LIGHT. Reporter: SHE SAID SHE BECAME SO FRUSTRATED WITH CHICAGO POLICE SHE HIRED HER OWN PRY VAULT INVEST GATOR. THAT INVESTIGATOR TOLD HER HE FOUND SEVERAL HOMES WITH VIDEO DOORBELLS AND AT LEAST ONE BUSINESS WITH CAMERAS WHO SAID THEY HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY POLICE. AND BY THAT TIME, IT WAS TOO LATE. THEY DID NOT GET THE VIDEO IN TIME AND THE VIDEO WAS OVERWRITTEN. YES. Reporter: YOU BELIEVE THAT VIDEO MIGHT HAVE REVEAL WHAT THE CAR WAS? YES. Reporter: CHICAGO POLICE HAVE REFUSED TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CASE. INSTEAD, SAYING IN A STATEMENT, “THE HIT AND RUN INVESTIGATIONS CAN BE LENGTHY, AS THEY ANALYZE AND PROCESS EVIDENCE. ” SHE u2019S BEEN KEPT IN THE DARK, TOO, BUT SHE WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON HER EFFORTS TO GET JUSTICE. THE HARDEST THING NOW IS, I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT THE PERSON THAT STRUCK MY MOM IS JUST, YOU KNOW, DRIVING AROUND THERE, GOD ONLY KNOWS WHO KNOWS IF HE OR SHE MAY HIT ANOTHER PERSON. Reporter: SOMETIMES THESE CASES DRAG ON EVEN WHEN POLICE SEEM TO HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF INFORMATION. TOMORROW NIGHT, WE u2019LL SHOW YOU A CASE WHERE NO ARREST HAS BEEN MADE, EVEN THOUGH POLICE HAD A LICENSE PLATE AND SENT OUT IMAGES OF THE CAR, WHICH IS OWNED BY A MAN WHO LIVES IN SUBURBAN CHICAGO.”,”video_id”:”2003131971681_637″,”video_length”:”220654″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”BMlc8yWRCtmX”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”_eMwbbTxB6Jj”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”eDy5_kknPvZG”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2003131971681″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Chicago Saw 37K Hit-and-Runs in 2021, But Just 306 Arrests Were Recorded” data-vidcid=”1:6:2759599″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-saw-37k-hit-and-runs-in-2021-but-just-306-arrests-were-recorded/2759599/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “200814”:”Investigations”,”196993″:”News”,”359″:”Local”,”27791″:”Top Videos” ” data-tagnames=” “435536”:”chicago hit-and-run crashes”,”29076″:”hit and run”,”285516″:”hit and run crash”,”490306″:”hit-and-run crashes”,”490308″:”hit-and-runs”,”222644″:”NBC 5 Investigates” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Mensch’s friends say that it’s time for someone in a position of authority to make an arrest for this crime. Whatever you do, continue to know that you’re doing it on behalf of a woman who lived life well and lived it fully with passion and gave to many, and you will be giving peace and tranquility to many others when you do solve this case, said Cecilia Mowatt. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said in a statement that it supports the Chicago police investigation into the crime. We are aware that the Chicago Police Department is actively investigating this incident and we are supporting their efforts, the office said in a statement. As with all cases, when information is presented to us, we will review to determine if charges are appropriate based on the facts, evidence, and the law. The CCSAO is committed to working with our law enforcement partners as we strive to increase safety in our communities. Mensch was one of at least 36 people killed in hit-and-run crashes across Chicago last year. The number of hit-and-runs has skyrocketed in recent years, reaching more than 37,000 in 2021 alone. That same year, just 306 people were arrested on charges related to fleeing the scene of a crash, according to city data analyzed by NBC 5 Investigates. (https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/victims-friends-call-for-action-arrest-in-deadly-hit-and-run/2786256/)

Brooklyn Subway Attack: Person of Interest Identified, Rented U-Haul Linked to Gunman, Police Say

A manhunt for the alleged gunman who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway car, shooting 10 people and sending dozens running in terror, was still underway hours after the train pulled into a Sunset Park station during rush hour Tuesday morning. The gunman’s identity has not been confirmed, but investigators are combing through videos and speaking to witnesses to piece together clues to help track him down. They have identified a 62-year-old man as a person of interest in the case, who police said rented a U-Haul van connected to the attack and suspect, but NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said they weren’t yet sure whether he had any link to the subway attack itself. Police described the suspected shooter as a man about 5 feet 5 inches tall and 170 pounds, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt in addition to a green vest. A van matching the police description with Arizona license plates was found just before 5 p.m. on Kings Highway in Gravesend, after a key to the van was found at the scene of the shooting. The vehicle was later searched and cleared, senior law enforcement sources said, as cops removed a table, chairs and memory foam pillows from inside. The man who rented the van person of interest Frank James has ties to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to police. He was said to have past criminal records in those states, as well as ties to New York, law enforcement sources said. Part of his criminal history included making terroristic threats, according to sources, but investigators said the threats were similar to ones commonly made by those who are emotionally disturbed. Authorities also were looking into social media posts and YoutTube videos by someone with the same name that mentioned homelessness, New York and Mayor Eric Adams, leading officials to tighten the mayor’s security detail, police said. Videos that James is believed to have posted on YouTube show him ranting about violence. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell called the online statements concerning. Officials said authorities zeroed in on James after the credit card used to rent the van, as well as a key to the van, were found at the shooting scene. It appeared that James drove the rental van to New York from Pennsylvania on Monday, based on license plate reader data and other info, sources said. Investigators obtained video from 5 a.m. Tuesday near where the van was found parked, appearing to show a man matching the description of the subway attacker emerging from the van. A senior law enforcement official said earlier in the day that police have an image of the man they believe to be the suspect, but were still working at the time to identify him. No suspect or person of interest, including James, were in police custody Tuesday evening. Sewell said the suspect wore a gas mask, green construction mask and gray hooded sweatshirt when he opened fire at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue station in Sunset Park around 8:30 a.m. The MTA surveillance camera at the subway station was not working at the time of the shooting, three sources told NBC New York. MTA Chair Janno Lieber was later asked about the the camera not working properly but did not address the issue. Sewell said at a press conference that a motivation for the attack was not immediately known. There are currently no known explosive devices on our subway trains and this is not being investigated as an act of terrorism at this time,” Sewell said earlier in the day. Victims seen on subway platform after Brooklyn station shooting Cops believe the suspect acted alone. Police were combing through subway tunnels, based on some witness reports he may have jumped to the tracks, but the gunman remained on the loose Tuesday evening. Law enforcement officials said a.9-mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene, along with a bag of smoke canisters and fireworks. A hatchet, two extra extended clips of ammo, a fuse and a spray bottle of gasoline were also found, police said. One source told NBC New York that the gun the suspect used may have jammed, preventing worse tragedy. However, the shooter was able to fire at least 33 times inside the train car. Senior law enforcement sources confirm this photo of a bag and its contents are tied to the suspect in the Brooklyn shooting. A total of 10 people were struck by gunfire, with five shooting victims said to have been critically wounded. Police said that an additional 13 people were hurt by falling, smoke inhalation or other injuries suffered during the panic after the shots were fired. The extent of the other victims’ injuries wasn’t clear. A reward of $50,000 from police, the MTA and Transport Workers Union was being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment of the shooter. Photos posted to social media showed people bloodied on the platform, and Citizen app footage showed a heavy law enforcement presence at the scene. Some of the wounded jumped on another train to flee to the next station, sources said. The NYPD warned New Yorkers to avoid the area and to expect emergency vehicles and delays. Power was shut off on the N/R Line from 59 Street to Atlantic Avenue and major delays were reported on the B, D, F, N, Q and R lines. W service is suspended. THIS IS THE STORY WE u2019VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL DAY LONG WITH DEVELOPMENTS STEADILY COMING IN. BROOKLYN SUBWAY RIDERS BOUND FOR MANHATTAN WERE SHOT ON AN N TRAIN AT THE 36th STREET AND 4th AVENUE STOP IN SUNSET PARK. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT WEARING A GAS MASK AND A CONSTRUCTION VEST TOSSED A SMOKE CANISTER IN THE CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. SUBWAY RIDERS RAN FROM THE TRAIN IN A PANIC AND THEN WHEN THAT SMOKE CLEARED WE LEARNED AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE HURT. TEN OF THEM WERE SHOT. THE OTHER VICTIMS WERE EITHER HURT IN THE PANIC TO ESCAPE OR THEY BREATHED IN TOO MUCH SMOKE. RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE ATTACK IS STILL ON THE RUN. THIS SITUATION IS NOT CONSIDERED TERRORISM AT THIS TIME. THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THAT WAS POSSIBLY USED BY THE SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE LIVE FROM CHOPPER 4. IN ADDITION A WEAPON, FIREWORKS, SMOKE BOMBS, GASOLINE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. AS THE EVENING RUSH GETS UNDER WAY THERE ARE DELAYS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SERVICE FROM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN WAS SUSPENDED ON THE LINES IMPACTED BY THE INVESTIGATION. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT AND THE WOUNDED BUT WE START TONIGHT WITH NEWS 4 u2019S MYLES MILLER LIVE IN SUNSET PARK. MYLES? Reporter: AS YOU SAID, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE CRIME SCENE HERE AT 36th AND 4th AVENUE IN BUSY SUNSET PARK. BUSY SUNSET PARK. STILL, THIS IS A CRIME SCENE HOURS AFTER THIS ALL HAPPENED. THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN GRAVES DL END, BROOKLYN AS POLICE AND THE BOMB SQUAD RACE TO FIGURE OUT IF THE U-HAUL VAN THERE IS CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. TONIGHT OFFICIALS REALIZING THE HORROR ON THE N TRAIN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. BEEN MUCH WORSE. POLICE SOURCES TELLING NEWS 4 THE SUSPECT u2019S GUN JAMMED, PREVENTING MORE PEOPLE FROM BEING SHOT. THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED JUST AFTER 8:00 IN SUNSET PARK. AS THE MANHATTAN BOUND N TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th STREET STATION AN INDIVIDUAL ON THAT TRAIN DONNED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GAS MASK. HE TOOK A CANISTER OUT OF HIS BAG AND OPENED IT. THE TRAIN AT THAT TIME BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. HE THEN OPENED FIRE, STRIKING MULTIPLE PEOPLE, ON THE SUBWAY. Reporter: PANICKED PASSENGERS RUSHED OFF THE TRAIN I WAS COMING OFF THE TRAIN AND I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE AND SMELLED IT. IT WAS REALLY STRONG. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Reporter: THE POLICE Reporter: THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYING THE SUSPECT WORE A GREEN VEST AND GAS MASK. HE ESCAPED BUT WASN u2019T CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN THE SUBWAY BECAUSE THEY u2019VE BEEN BROKEN SINCE FRIDAY. WE SAW NO MORE. NO MORE MASS SHOOTINGS. NO MORE DISRUPTING LIVES. NO MORE CREATING HEART BREAK FOR PEOPLE. Reporter: POLICE RECOVERING THE GUN USED AT THE SCENE AS WELL AS A BAG OF FIREWORKS AND SMOKE CANISTERS. SOURCES SAY GASOLINE WAS POURED INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. THE CITY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHED FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN AND THEY SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA PLATES IS BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE SHOOTING, URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT TO APPROACH WITH CAUTION. Reporter: NINE HOURS LATER AND MEMBERS OF THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE EXITED THE SUBWAY STATION STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES DOWN ON THE PLATFORM LEVEL AS THE SEARCH FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN CONTINUES. IN SUNSET PARK, MYLES MILLER. TO THE MASSIVE CITYWIDE MAN UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN HIDING FROM POLICE MOST OF THE DAY. AS YOU SAW A WEAPON, BAG, FIREWORKS, AND MORE SMOKE CANISTERS WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE FOCUSING ON THAT U HAUL WE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO. NEWS 4 u2019S JONATHAN DIENST IS LIVE WITH WHAT u2019S HELPING AND HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT THIS TIME. Reporter: CHUCK, WHILE A BIG BREAK COMING AS A RESULT OF THE U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO RENTED THE U HAUL VAN. IT IS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. AND THAT MAN HAS PENNSYLVANIA TIES. HE ACTUALLY HAS A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA, IN WISCONSIN, AND ALSO IN NEW YORK. AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED THAT VAN WAS DRIVEN FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW YORK THROUGH NEW JERSEY TO NEW YORK YESTERDAY INTO TODAY. AND THAT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT VAN MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE SUSPECT WHO LATER WENT ON TO THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF ITEMS TO CARRY OUT THIS ATTACK. ALL OF THIS SUGGESTS IF THE DRIVER AND THE SHOOTER ARE ONE AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LEANING TOWARD AT THIS TIME, IF THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME, THIS IS A PREMEDITATED ATTACK. AND NOW THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY. INSIDE THAT BAG OF GOODS AGAIN WAS AMMUNITION, FIREWORKS, A HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF GASOLINE, AND AGAIN NUMEROUS FIREWORKS. IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED AT THE SCENE AND THAT HE HAD FIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE GUN APPARENTLY JAMMED. SO THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THAT GUN DID NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO SET FIRE TO SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. SO AGAIN, THE BIG BREAK, THE BIG INFORMATION NOW IS THAT POLICE BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN WHO RENTED THE U-HAUL VAN. A MAN WITH A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN. THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW THEY ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE MAN WHO RENTED THAT U-HAUL VAN IS THE SAME MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE AND THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO APPROACH CAREFULLY THAT VAN TO SEARCH IT AND SEE WHAT MORE THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT u2019S INSIDE AS THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THAT LONE SUSPECT. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, JONATHAN. THANK YOU. ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FOUND THERE IS CHILLING. TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO OUR AREA HOSPITALS. WHEN YOU THINK OF WHAT HAPPENED ALL THAT SHOOTING IN THAT CROWDED SUBWAY CAR, SHOTS FIRED REPEATEDLY, MIRACULOUSLY, NOBODY”,”video_id”:”2022390339945_573″,”video_length”:”383350″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”MYDrPKDGnxGw”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”Jv7iToFcr4Aa”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”V_f6cf2C4_sX”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022390339945″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Latest on Subway Shooting: Suspect Identified, U-Haul Found, 29 Hurt” data-vidcid=”1:2:3643107″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/latest-on-subway-shooting-suspect-identified-u-haul-found-29-hurt/3643107/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”64″:”News”,”65″:”Local”,”68″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “151”:”Brooklyn”,”876615″:”brooklyn subway shooting”,”15543″:”Eric Adams”,”941″:”gun violence”,”208606″:”subway crime”,”680482″:”Sunset Park”,”6280″:”terror” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Local schools were placed under a shelter in place order, a Department of Education spokesperson said, but those orders were lifted for most schools not directly in the area by the mid-afternoon. It’s not clear how many were affected. The NYPD is leading the investigation. Federal investigators with ATF and HSI were also on the scene. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suspect-description-brooklyn-subway-gunman-wore-orange-construction-vest/3642022/)

Person of Interest Identified in Hunt for Brooklyn Subway Gunman

A manhunt for the alleged gunman who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway car, shooting 10 people and sending dozens running in terror, was still underway hours after the train pulled into a Sunset Park station during rush hour Tuesday morning. The gunman’s identity has not been confirmed, but investigators are combing through videos and speaking to witnesses to piece together clues to help track him down. They have identified a 62-year-old man as a person of interest in the case, who police said rented a U-Haul van connected to the attack and suspect, but NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said they weren’t yet sure whether he had any link to the subway attack itself. Police described the suspected shooter as a man about 5 feet 5 inches tall and 170 pounds, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt in addition to a green vest. A van matching the police description with Arizona license plates was found just before 5 p.m. on Kings Highway in Gravesend, after a key to the van was found at the scene of the shooting. The vehicle was later searched and cleared, senior law enforcement sources said, as cops removed a table, chairs and memory foam pillows from inside. The man who rented the van person of interest Frank James has ties to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to police. He was said to have past criminal records in those states, as well as ties to New York, law enforcement sources said. Part of his criminal history included making terroristic threats, according to sources, but investigators said the threats were similar to ones commonly made by those who are emotionally disturbed. Authorities also were looking into social media posts and YoutTube videos by someone with the same name that mentioned homelessness, New York and Mayor Eric Adams, leading officials to tighten the mayor’s security detail, police said. Videos that James is believed to have posted on YouTube show him ranting about violence. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell called the online statements concerning. Officials said authorities zeroed in on James after the credit card used to rent the van, as well as a key to the van, were found at the shooting scene. It appeared that James drove the rental van to New York from Pennsylvania on Monday, based on license plate reader data and other info, sources said. Investigators obtained video from 5 a.m. Tuesday near where the van was found parked, appearing to show a man matching the description of the subway attacker emerging from the van. A senior law enforcement official said earlier in the day that police have an image of the man they believe to be the suspect, but were still working at the time to identify him. No suspect or person of interest, including James, were in police custody Tuesday evening. Sewell said the suspect wore a gas mask, green construction mask and gray hooded sweatshirt when he opened fire at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue station in Sunset Park around 8:30 a.m. The MTA surveillance camera at the subway station was not working at the time of the shooting, three sources told NBC New York. MTA Chair Janno Lieber was later asked about the the camera not working properly but did not address the issue. Sewell said at a press conference that a motivation for the attack was not immediately known. There are currently no known explosive devices on our subway trains and this is not being investigated as an act of terrorism at this time,” Sewell said earlier in the day. Victims seen on subway platform after Brooklyn station shooting Cops believe the suspect acted alone. Police were combing through subway tunnels, based on some witness reports he may have jumped to the tracks, but the gunman remained on the loose Tuesday evening. Law enforcement officials said a.9-mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene, along with a bag of smoke canisters and fireworks. A hatchet, two extra extended clips of ammo, a fuse and a spray bottle of gasoline were also found, police said. One source told NBC New York that the gun the suspect used may have jammed, preventing worse tragedy. However, the shooter was able to fire at least 33 times inside the train car. Senior law enforcement sources confirm this photo of a bag and its contents are tied to the suspect in the Brooklyn shooting. A total of 10 people were struck by gunfire, with five shooting victims said to have been critically wounded. Police said that an additional 13 people were hurt by falling, smoke inhalation or other injuries suffered during the panic after the shots were fired. The extent of the other victims’ injuries wasn’t clear. A reward of $50,000 from police, the MTA and Transport Workers Union was being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment of the shooter. Photos posted to social media showed people bloodied on the platform, and Citizen app footage showed a heavy law enforcement presence at the scene. Some of the wounded jumped on another train to flee to the next station, sources said. THIS IS THE STORY WE u2019VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL DAY LONG WITH DEVELOPMENTS STEADILY COMING IN. BROOKLYN SUBWAY RIDERS BOUND FOR MANHATTAN WERE SHOT ON AN N TRAIN AT THE 36th STREET AND 4th AVENUE STOP IN SUNSET PARK. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT WEARING A GAS MASK AND A CONSTRUCTION VEST TOSSED A SMOKE CANISTER IN THE CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. CAR BEFORE OPENING FIRE. SUBWAY RIDERS RAN FROM THE TRAIN IN A PANIC AND THEN WHEN THAT SMOKE CLEARED WE LEARNED AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE HURT. TEN OF THEM WERE SHOT. THE OTHER VICTIMS WERE EITHER HURT IN THE PANIC TO ESCAPE OR THEY BREATHED IN TOO MUCH SMOKE. RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE RIGHT NOW THE MAN BEHIND THE ATTACK IS STILL ON THE RUN. THIS SITUATION IS NOT CONSIDERED TERRORISM AT THIS TIME. THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THE POLICE ARE FOCUSING ON A VAN THAT WAS POSSIBLY USED BY THE SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. SUSPECT ALSO FOUND IN BROOKLYN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE LIVE FROM CHOPPER 4. IN ADDITION A WEAPON, FIREWORKS, SMOKE BOMBS, GASOLINE WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. AS THE EVENING RUSH GETS UNDER WAY THERE ARE DELAYS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SERVICE FROM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN WAS SUSPENDED ON THE LINES IMPACTED BY THE INVESTIGATION. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT AND THE WOUNDED BUT WE START TONIGHT WITH NEWS 4 u2019S MYLES MILLER LIVE IN SUNSET PARK. MYLES? Reporter: AS YOU SAID, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE CRIME SCENE HERE AT 36th AND 4th AVENUE IN BUSY SUNSET PARK. BUSY SUNSET PARK. STILL, THIS IS A CRIME SCENE HOURS AFTER THIS ALL HAPPENED. THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE THIS MORNING ANOTHER CRIME SCENE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN GRAVES DL END, BROOKLYN AS POLICE AND THE BOMB SQUAD RACE TO FIGURE OUT IF THE U-HAUL VAN THERE IS CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. TONIGHT OFFICIALS REALIZING THE HORROR ON THE N TRAIN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. BEEN MUCH WORSE. POLICE SOURCES TELLING NEWS 4 THE SUSPECT u2019S GUN JAMMED, PREVENTING MORE PEOPLE FROM BEING SHOT. THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS STARTED JUST AFTER 8:00 IN SUNSET PARK. AS THE MANHATTAN BOUND N TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th TRAIN WAITED TO ENTER THE 36th STREET STATION AN INDIVIDUAL ON THAT TRAIN DONNED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GAS MASK. HE TOOK A CANISTER OUT OF HIS BAG AND OPENED IT. THE TRAIN AT THAT TIME BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. HE THEN OPENED FIRE, STRIKING MULTIPLE PEOPLE, ON THE SUBWAY. Reporter: PANICKED PASSENGERS RUSHED OFF THE TRAIN I WAS COMING OFF THE TRAIN AND I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE AND SMELLED IT. IT WAS REALLY STRONG. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Reporter: THE POLICE Reporter: THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYING THE SUSPECT WORE A GREEN VEST AND GAS MASK. HE ESCAPED BUT WASN u2019T CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN THE SUBWAY BECAUSE THEY u2019VE BEEN BROKEN SINCE FRIDAY. WE SAW NO MORE. NO MORE MASS SHOOTINGS. NO MORE DISRUPTING LIVES. NO MORE CREATING HEART BREAK FOR PEOPLE. Reporter: POLICE RECOVERING THE GUN USED AT THE SCENE AS WELL AS A BAG OF FIREWORKS AND SMOKE CANISTERS. SOURCES SAY GASOLINE WAS POURED INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. INTO SPRAY BOTTLES. THE CITY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHED FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN AND THEY SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA SAY A U-HAUL VAN WITH ARIZONA PLATES IS BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE SHOOTING, URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT URGING ANY OFFICERS THAT SEE IT TO APPROACH WITH CAUTION. Reporter: NINE HOURS LATER AND MEMBERS OF THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE EXITED THE SUBWAY STATION STILL SEARCHING FOR CLUES DOWN ON THE PLATFORM LEVEL AS THE SEARCH FOR NEW YORK u2019S MOST WANTED MAN CONTINUES. IN SUNSET PARK, MYLES MILLER. TO THE MASSIVE CITYWIDE MAN UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS UNT UNDER WAY THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN HIDING FROM POLICE MOST OF THE DAY. AS YOU SAW A WEAPON, BAG, FIREWORKS, AND MORE SMOKE CANISTERS WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE FOCUSING ON THAT U HAUL WE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO. NEWS 4 u2019S JONATHAN DIENST IS LIVE WITH WHAT u2019S HELPING AND HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT HINDERING THE INVESTIGATORS AT THIS TIME. Reporter: CHUCK, WHILE A BIG BREAK COMING AS A RESULT OF THE U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD U HAUL VAN, WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO RENTED THE U HAUL VAN. IT IS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. AND THAT MAN HAS PENNSYLVANIA TIES. HE ACTUALLY HAS A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA, IN WISCONSIN, AND ALSO IN NEW YORK. AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE AND BY USING LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED INFORMATION, THEY u2019VE DETERMINED THAT VAN WAS DRIVEN FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW YORK THROUGH NEW JERSEY TO NEW YORK YESTERDAY INTO TODAY. AND THAT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT VAN MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE SUSPECT WHO LATER WENT ON TO THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF THE SUBWAY WITH THAT BAG OF ITEMS TO CARRY OUT THIS ATTACK. ALL OF THIS SUGGESTS IF THE DRIVER AND THE SHOOTER ARE ONE AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT AND THE SAME, WHICH IS WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LEANING TOWARD AT THIS TIME, IF THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME, THIS IS A PREMEDITATED ATTACK. AND NOW THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY. INSIDE THAT BAG OF GOODS AGAIN WAS AMMUNITION, FIREWORKS, A HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF HATCHET, SPRAY BOTTLE OF GASOLINE, AND AGAIN NUMEROUS FIREWORKS. IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED IN ADDITION, THE GUN RECOVERED AT THE SCENE AND THAT HE HAD FIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE GUN APPARENTLY JAMMED. SO THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THAT GUN DID NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO NOT JAM AND IF HE WAS ABLE TO SET FIRE TO SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. THAT HE HAD INSIDE HIS BAG. SO AGAIN, THE BIG BREAK, THE BIG INFORMATION NOW IS THAT POLICE BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN BELIEVE THEY u2019VE IDENTIFIED A MAN WHO RENTED THE U-HAUL VAN. A MAN WITH A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN. THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW SEARCHING FOR HIM AND AS OF NOW THEY ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE MAN WHO RENTED THAT U-HAUL VAN IS THE SAME MAN WHO CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE OUT THE ATTACK BASED ON THE EVIDENCE FOUND AT THE SCENE AND THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO THEY ARE NOW CONTINUING TO APPROACH CAREFULLY THAT VAN TO SEARCH IT AND SEE WHAT MORE THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT u2019S INSIDE AS THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THAT LONE SUSPECT. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, JONATHAN. THANK YOU. ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE FOUND THERE IS CHILLING. TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. HAPPENED HAD THE GUN NOT JAMMED. AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO OUR AREA HOSPITALS. WHEN YOU THINK OF WHAT HAPPENED ALL THAT SHOOTING IN THAT CROWDED SUBWAY CAR, SHOTS FIRED REPEATEDLY, MIRACULOUSLY, NOBODY”,”video_id”:”2022390339945_989″,”video_length”:”383350″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”MYDrPKDGnxGw”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”Jv7iToFcr4Aa”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”V_f6cf2C4_sX”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2022390339945″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Latest on Subway Shooting: Suspect Identified, U-Haul Found, 29 Hurt” data-vidcid=”1:2:3643107″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/latest-on-subway-shooting-suspect-identified-u-haul-found-29-hurt/3643107/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”64″:”News”,”65″:”Local”,”68″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “151”:”Brooklyn”,”876615″:”brooklyn subway shooting”,”15543″:”Eric Adams”,”941″:”gun violence”,”208606″:”subway crime”,”680482″:”Sunset Park”,”6280″:”terror” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Local schools were placed under a shelter in place order, a Department of Education spokesperson said, but those orders were lifted for most schools not directly in the area by the mid-afternoon. It’s not clear how many were affected. The NYPD is leading the investigation. Federal investigators with ATF and HSI were also on the scene. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. (https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/suspect-description-brooklyn-subway-gunman-wore-orange-construction-vest/2805026/)

3 Dead, 1 Injured After Small Plane Crashes, Hits Car in Pembroke Pines

Two people were killed when the small plane they were in crashed in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood Monday afternoon, hitting a car as it went down and leaving the adult inside injured while a child inside later died, officials said. Pembroke Pines Police said the crash happened in the area of Southwest 72nd Avenue and Southwest 13th Street. Surveillance footage from a nearby home showed the plane coming down and hitting the car before slamming into the ground and erupting into a ball of flames. Aerial footage showed the wreckage of the plane up against an airport fence as firefighters sprayed it down, just across the street from a residential neighborhood. Other pieces of the plane were scattered around the scene. Scene of a fatal plane crash in Pembroke Pines on March 15, 2021. Rescue workers were also seen helping someone who was in the damaged vehicle onto a stretcher and into the back of an ambulance. The two people on the plane were killed at the scene, fire rescue officials said. An adult and child who were in the car that was hit had to be extricated from the vehicle and were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in serious condition. The adult was later released while the child died late Monday night, according to sources to NBC 6. The names of the victims have not been released. ALYSSA, THANK YOU. A PLANE u2019S CALL FROM THE SKY ENDING IN A BALL OF FIRE. THIS CRASH TAKING AN UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS. A WARNING FONT THE GRAPHIC VIDEO SHOWS THE STUNNING NOSE DIVE. THAT PLANE QUICKLY LOSING POWER AND PLUNGING ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET. LET u2019S GET RIGHT OUT TO NBC 6 REPORTER AMANDA PLASENCIAIVE IN PEMBROKE PINES WITH MORE. AMANDA. Reporter: YES, JAWAN. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THAT SMALL PLANE DIED, AND A MOTHER AND PLANE DIED, AND A MOTHER AND CHILD WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS HORRIFIC CRASH. AS YOU SAID SOME OF THOSE MOMENTS WERE CAPTURED ON SURVEIANCE VIDEO AND WE WANT TO WARN YOU AGAIN THAT SOME OF OUR VIEWERS MAY FIND THAT VIDEO DISTURBING. SURVEILLANCE FOOT FRJ A NEARBY HOME SHOWS THE MOMENT THE SMALL PLIN CAME DOWN. WE u2019VE SLOWED THE VIDEO DOWN AS YOU SEE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE BACK OF A MOVING CAR. THEN IT SLIDES AND SPINS ON THE PAVEMENT TOWARD THE FENCE BEFORE BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THE FLAMES SNAKE ACROSS THE STREET ONTO THE FRONT YARD OF A HOME. ALL I SEE IS SOME LARGE BLACK SMOKE AND LIKE A HUGE FIRE COMING RIGHT AT THE FENCE. Reporter: THIS WITNESS SAYS HE CALLED 911 WHEN HE SAW THE PLUMES OF THE SMOKE ON THE PERIMETER OF NORTH HERRING AIRPORT ALONG SOUTHWEST 72nd AVENUE AND 13th STREET. MAKE A LEFT. Reporter: ACCORDING TO RECORDED TRANSMISSIONS FROM LIVE ATC.NET THE TAIL NUMBER OF THE PLANE IS N236 BC. THE FAA SAYS A SINGLE ENGINE BEECHCRAFT BONANZA CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT AROUND 3:00 P.M. ON MONDAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO COME BACK BUT DIDN u2019T MAKE IT, HITTING A POWER LINE AND A CAR AS IT CAME DOWN. THE CAR LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE IT u2019S JUST IN HALF. Reporter: RESCUE CREWS REMOVED A MOTHER AND A CHILD WHO WERE PINNED IN THE CAR. THEY WERE TAKEN TO MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION. THE TWO PPLE IN THE PLANE DID IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE u2019VE REPORTED ON A NUMBER OF SMALL PLANE CRASHES INVOLVING PILOTS TAKING OFF FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT. SINCE MAY THERE HAVE BEEN FE CRASHES. THE MOST RECENT ONE HAPPENED BACK ON DECEMBER 17th WHERE AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE WORST WAS AUGUST 28th WHEN A PLANE TOOK A NOSE DIVE IN PEMBROKE PARK. THE PILOT, WHO HAD DECADES OF EXPERIENCE, AND HIS PASSENGER DIED. WE SPOKE TO WITNESSES IN THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THIS TREND. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFTEN. OFTEN ENOUGH TO BE CONCERNED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT u2019S JUST SHOCKING HOW THEY JUST HAVEN u2019T FIXED WHAT u2019S GOING ON. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ALL THESE AIRPLANES TO COME AND CRASH DOWN. AND AN AIRPLANE WOULD COME AND HIT THE HOUSE, LIKE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME? Reporter: NOW, A SEARCH OF FAA RECORDS SHOWS THAT THIS SMALL PLANE IS REGISTERED TO PORTA EAGLE AVIATION INC. OUT OF HOLLYWOOD. THE FAA AND THE NTSB WILL BE INVESTIGATING THE EXACT CAUSE OF THIS CRASH, LOOKING INTO WHAT WENT WRONG. ALL THE NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH HAVE NOT YET BEEN”,”video_id”:”1873875011621_225″,”video_length”:”179446″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_1873875011621″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Plane Takes Nosedive, Crashes Into Car in Pembroke Pines” data-vidcid=”1:10:2406215″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/plane-takes-nosedive-crashes-into-car-in-pembroke-pines/2406215/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local”,”2186″:”Multimedia”,”302″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “206”:”Broward County”,”7287″:”North Perry Airport”,”19195″:”Pembroke Pines” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Federal Aviation Administration officials said the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport, around 3 p.m. One woman said she was nearby when the plane went down and described the horrific scene. We heard a tremendous noise and we went out and everybody was on fire, everything was bad, Annabelle Fernandez said. It got to the car. It was a mother with her kid and we don’t know what happened to them. The fire rescue came and they got them. WE WANT TO SLOW THAT VIDEO DOWN FOR YOU TO GIVE YOU A BETTER PERSPECTIVE OF JUST HOW CLOSE THAT PLANE GOT TO THESE HOMES. LOOK AT THIS. WATCH THIS. AND ALSO CLOSE TO A CAR DRIVING BY. WILLARD SHEPARD GIVES US A CLOSER LOOK AT ALL OF THIS. WILL. Reporter: TRINA, VERY SAD ANY TIME THIS HAPPENS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. FOR THOSE OF US WHO FLY, THIS IS A WORST CASE SCENARIO. MOST ACCIDENTS DURING THE TAKE-OFF OR LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, LISTENING TO THE AUDIO RECORDINGS AND TALKING TO OTHER PILOTS, LOOKS LIKE THIS PLANE HAD A PROBLEM TAKING OFF, TRIED TO TURN AROUND AND COME BACK AND LAND ON A SOUTHERN RUNWAY BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. LET u2019S SHOW YOU AGAIN THIS RING CAMERA VIDEO THAT SHOWED THIS PLANE COMING DOWN INTO THIS AREA, REALLY JUST A FEW FEET FROM THE AIRPORT BORDER OUT THERE. WE HAVE A MAP FOR YOU I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU. THIS IS THE RING CAMERA VIDEO OF THE PLANE CRASHING OUT THERE THIS AFTERNOON JUST A FEW FEET REALLY FROM THE AIRPORT FENCE. AND NOW THIS MAP THAT WE HAVE DESIGNED FOR YOU HERE SHOWS THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THEY WERE TING OFF ON THE RUNWAY THERE TO THE NORTH HEADED EASTBOUND. WE u2019RE TOLD THE AIRCRAFT DID CLEAR THE FENCE LINE OUT THERE. THAT u2019S WHEN IT LOST POWER AND THE PILOTS TRIED TO MAKE WHAT AMOUNTS TO A U-TURN TO THE RIGHT, GET BACK ON THAT SOUTHERN RUNWAY THAT WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED BY NOTICE TO AIRMEN OUT THERE TODAY BUT WAS APPARENTLY DEEMED SAFE FOR THEM TO LAND. TH WERE TRYING TO GET BACK THERE, THAT AIRPORT RUNWAY TECHNICALLY CLOSED. BUT IN AN EMERGENCY YOU CAN USE WHATEVER YOU NEED TO. WE WANT TO SLOW THIS RING CAMERA VIDEO DOWN IF WE COULD GO TO THE OTHER SET OF VIDEO, SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT IS REALLY IN A STEEP RIGHT BANKED TURN WHERE THE PLANE MAY HAVE RUN OUT OF ENERGY, STALLED, MEANING IT LOST THE LIFT THAT KEEPS IT FLYING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THAT TURF, IS SEEN SPINNING TAIL FIRST AND THEN THE FUEL OUT INTO THE STREET THERE AND ALL OF THAT CATCHES ON FIRE AND THEN THE PLANE RUNNING INTO THE AIRPORT FENCE LINE OUT THERE. WE ALSO JUST A SHORT TIME AGO LOCATED THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AIRPORT TOWER JUST AFTER THE PLANE CRASH. THE AIRPORT IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SO THE AIRPORT WAS SHUT DOWN RIGHT AFTER THAT. AND AGAIN, POWER LOST ON TAKE-OFF FROM WHAT WE u2019RE TOLD, THEY TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND COME BACK, SIMPLY RAN OUT OF ENERGY BEFORE THEY WENT INTO THE STREET. WE u2019LL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. NTSB WILL HAVE THE FINAL REPORT. THAT u2019S STILL GOING TO TAKE”,”video_id”:”1873737283507_153″,”video_length”:”176911″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_1873737283507″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Small Plane Crashes After Takeoff From North Perry Airport” data-vidcid=”1:10:2406047″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/multimedia/small-plane-crashes-after-takeoff-from-north-perry-airport/2406047/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”2186″:”Multimedia” ” data-tagnames=” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the crash. One neighbor said he has witnessed multiple plane crashes recently. Normally this is a concern about everybody around here because this has happened often enough to get concerned, Herman Gaston said. Officials said the plane also took down a power line. Police were asking drivers to stay clear of the area as the road is still closed Tuesday morning. Tuesday morning scene of deadly small plane crash in Pembroke Pines No other details were immediately known. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/small-plane-crashes-near-north-perry-airport-in-pembroke-pines/2405854/)

Man Charged With Setting Wind Tiki Fire Tried to Burn Second Restaurant: PD

A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the Wind Tiki restaurant earlier this month, a popular spot for Chinese food in Webster, Massachusetts. Joel Batista-Viera, 42, of Webster, was due to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Dudley District Court on several charges related to a string of break-ins at businesses in the area. The fire at Wind Tiki started on Thompson Road early in the morning on March 18. Firefighters from multiple towns spent hours trying to put it out. The restaurant had closed at 8:30 p.m. the night before, so no one was in the building at the time. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. THANK YOU. INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW A POPULAR RESTAURANT WENT UP IN FLAMES IN WEBSTER. THIS IS THE WIND TIKI. ALMOST UNRECOGNIZABLE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT NOW. THE FIRE BROKE OUT EARLY THIS THE FIRE BROKE OUT EARLY THIS MORNING, FOG MADE IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR FIREFIGHTERS. ALYSHA PALUMBO IS LIVE FOR US NOW. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? Reporter: PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WALKING BY HERE ALL DAY JUST IN AWE OVER WHAT u2019S LEFT OF THE RESTAURANT. CREWS SPENT MORE THAN 8 HOURS PUTTING OUT HOT SPOTS, FLAMES, PUTTING OUT HOT SPOTS, FLAMES, THICK SNOEK AT THE WIND PARTICULAR EE RESTAURANT. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. BE A TOTAL LOSS. BROUGHT IN AN EXCAVATOR TO REMOVE DEBRIS, PUT OUT ADDITIONAL HOT SPOTS, AND CLEAR A PATH FOR INVESTIGATORS TO SAFELY GET INSIDE. FIRE RAGED INSIDE THE ICONIC FIRE RAGED INSIDE THE ICONIC WIND TIKI RESTAURANT IN WEBSTER EARLY FRIDAY WITH FLAMES SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF AND SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF AND THICK BLACK SMOKE ENCIRCLING THE BUILDING. FIREFIGHTERS FROM ALL OVARY OVER RESPONDED. THEY GOT TO THE STUBBORN HOT SPOTS SMOLDERING TO THE BUILDING SPOTS SMOLDERING TO THE BUILDING THAT DATES BACK TO THE 1970s. WUCHB THETHAT u2019S ONE OF THE IS IT HAS BEEN RENOVATED SEVERAL TIMES. EXTERIOR, YOU SEE THE ANGLE SOCKET, TRIED TO PULL THAT FOR ACCESS AND THE WALL BEHIND IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP. Reporter: THIS WOMAN WOKE UP TO IT. WE HAD TWO BIG LADDER TRUCKS, SMOKE EVERYWHERE. IT WAS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF ANOTHER WORLD. Reporter: KATHY WILLIAMS JUST DINED THERE THURSDAY. I JUST CAN u2019T BELIEVE IT. I JUST CAN u2019T BELIEVE IT. IT WAS A SHOCK WHEN I SAW IT. USED TO GO TRADITION, EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, SIX OR SEVEN COUPLES WOULD MEET UP, HAVE A COUPLE OF COCKTAILS AND GO HOME. IT IS SAD. Reporter: A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING A SIMILARLY EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO LOSING WHAT WAS AN INSTITUTION IN THE AREA, INSTITUTION IN THE AREA, INCLUDING THE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF. MY MOTHER WORKED HERE AT ONE POINT WHEN SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH, IT u2019S TOUGH. Reporter: THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL u2019S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE FIRE IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE POLICE FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION UNIT AND THE WEBSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAUSE AND ORIGIN OF THE FIRE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.”,”video_id”:”2014196291744_732″,”video_length”:”147648″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”NWkrBRfZEVxr”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”g_JdFn8z68WY”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”U0AblUrpuak4″,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2014196291744″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Fire Destroys Popular Restaurant in Webster” data-vidcid=”1:5:2672778″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/fire-destroys-popular-restaurant-in-webster/2672778/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1813”:”On Air”,”1814″:”As Seen On”,”206944″:”News”,”705″:”Local” ” data-tagnames=” “1408”:”fire”,”124″:”Massachusetts”,”561″:”restaurant”,”12924″:”Webster”,”554193″:”Wind Tiki” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Those who live and work nearby said it was shocking to see a community staple all but destroyed in a matter of hours. The restaurant has been around for decades and is considered an institution. When police arrived on scene, they found both rolled and loose change on the ground by the back door, which was unsecured. The evidence prompted an investigation by the Webster Police Detective Bureau, along with the State Fire Marshal’s Office. A break-in was reported at 7:30 a.m. the next day by an employee from the Mexicali Restaurant at 41 Worcester Road. Evidence suggested that the building was broken into sometime the night before and that someone tried to start a fire. The surveillance system was damaged, but video footage was able to be recovered and viewed remotely. After investigating the break-in at the Mexicali Restaurant, authorities returned to the scene of the Wind Tiki. RIGHT NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT SPARKED A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A POPULAR RESTAURANT IN WEBSTER. THE FLAMES BROKE OUT EARLY THIS MORNING AT THE WIND TIKI RESTAURANT. YOU SEE THICK, HEAVY SMOKE. THE FOG MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE FOG MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR FIREFIGHTERS EARLIER TODAY. NBC 10 u2019S JOHN MORONEY JOINS US LIVE FROM WEBSTER NOW WITH THE LATEST FROM THE SCENE. GOOD EVENING, JOHN. GOOD EVENING, JOHN. Reporter: GOOD EVENING, GLENN. IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY HERE IN WEBSTER, BUT CHECK IT OUT. INVESTIGATORS STILL ON THE SCENE GATHERING EVIDENCE WHILE PEOPLE IN TOWN LAMENT THE LOSS OF A IN TOWN LAMENT THE LOSS OF A LOCAL INSTITUTION. IT WAS THE FIRST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN WEBSTER. Reporter: A LOT OF MEMORIES Reporter: A LOT OF MEMORIES AT WIND TIKI. THIS WOMAN WORKED AT THE CHINESE RESTAURANT FOR 42 YEARS. THERE u2019S A LOT OF REGULAR THERE u2019S A LOT OF REGULAR PEOPLE, REGULARS THAT CAME EVERY WEEK AND IT WAS JUST A GOOD PLACE FOR THEM TO MEET AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. Reporter: FLAMES BROKE OUT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, SHOOTING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, SHOOTING UM THROUGH THE ROOF. THICK SMOKE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE, FORCING CREWS TO BE PULLED FROM THE SPRAWLING THOMPSON ROAD BUILDING. WE HAD SOME POCKETS OF FIRE THAT WERE IN THERE UNDER THE ROOF WHEN THE ROOF CAME DOWN UNDERNEATH. SO WE BROUGHT THE EXCAVATOR IN TO OPEN THAT UP. Reporter: ALTHOUGH HOT SPOTS REMAIN, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS, PERMITTING A GOOD-SIZED GROUP OF INVESTIGATORS TO BEGIN GROUP OF INVESTIGATORS TO BEGIN THE TASK OF FINDING A CAUSE. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES, BUT WE SAW ATF WHERE THIS GOES, BUT WE SAW ATF WALKING AROUND AND THE FIRE MARSHAL. SO DEFINITELY A LOT OF EYES ON THIS PROPERTY RIGHT NOW. Reporter: FORTUNATELY NO ONE Reporter: FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT PEOPLE IN CENTRAL MASS ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF A CULINARY LANDMARK THAT u2019S BEEN A POPULAR GATHERING SPOT FOR DECADES WITH GOOD CHINESE FOOD AND EVEN BETTER MAI TAIS. EMPLOYEES TELL US THE CURRENT OWNER IS DEVASTATED. IT WAS VERY POPULAR IN TOWN. EVERYBODY CAME FROM EVERYWHERE TO EAT THERE. BAR WAS ALWAYS HOPPING. BAR WAS ALWAYS HOPPING. SO YEAH, IT WAS A GOOD PLACE THAT WILL BE MISSED. I HOPE THEY REBUILD. Reporter: NOW, STILL NO WORD”,”video_id”:”2014354499917_386″,”video_length”:”121188″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”mFpFcHoaNifZ”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”dEFcsmhbZZWA”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”lHfev5JuvkHm”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2014354499917″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Fire Destroys Popular Restaurant in Webster” data-vidcid=”1:5:2673201″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/fire-destroys-popular-restaurant-in-webster-2/2673201/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1813”:”On Air”,”1814″:”As Seen On”,”206944″:”News”,”705″:”Local” ” data-tagnames=” “12888”:”arson”,”21661″:”Dudley District Court”,”1408″:”fire”,”562314″:”Joel Batista-Viera”,”124″:”Massachusetts”,”561″:”restaurant”,”12924″:”Webster”,”554193″:”Wind Tiki” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” While they were there, another attempted break in was reported at Lake Pizza at 39 Thompson Road, which also occurred the previous night. No entry was gained to the business, but detectives were able to recover surveillance footage. Over the next few days, detectives collected surveillance video from several businesses in the area. The same man could be seen at the Mobil gas station on Thompson Road when the Wind Tiki was on fire, at Mexicali and at Lake Pizza. Police released photos of the man, later identified as Batista-Viera, of Lincoln Street. He turned himself in to Webster police Monday. Batista-Viera has been charged with two counts of breaking and entering, two counts of larceny, one count of burning a building, one count of vandalism, one count of attempting to burn a building and attempting to break and enter. More Massachusetts stories BOSTON 10 hours ago Outdoor Dining: City Will Offer Hardship Waivers for North End Restaurant Owners parking garage collapse 9 hours ago ‘Unsafe, Unstable’ Conditions Reported at Garage Collapse Site Months Prior (https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-connection-with-fire-at-popular-webster-chinese-restaurant/2680919/)

The best documentaries on Hulu, mind-bending to jaw-dropping

Sometimes you just need a true story better yet a true story that’s stranger than fiction. Hulu’s got you covered with a rich array of documentary features. Whether you’re craving a curious true-crime tale, a mindful memoir, a shocking hidden history, a deep dive into religious debates, a front stage pass to the greatest concert never televised, or the unconventional quest of a truly outrageous museum, we’ve selected a sensational non-fiction film that’s sure to thrill. Here are the best documentaries on Hulu streaming now. 1. The Painter and the Thief The thief hugs the painter in front of her painting of him. Credit: EF NEON This highly acclaimed 2020 documentary has a true-crime hook but a poignant twist, unveiling the bizarre heist that begat an unlikely friendship. It was a sunny day in Oslo, when the titular thief, Karl-Bertil Nordland, strolled into an art gallery and plucked a large painting from the wall before vanishing out the back door. He was caught, but the painting was not recovered. Seeking closure, Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova wanted to get to know the man who stole her work. Swiftly, this tattooed tough guy goes from a curiosity to her muse to something far more complicated. Documentarian Benjamin Ree gets up close and personal with both painter and thief, exploring the intricacies that make up people, art, and the heady mix of emotions that forge relationships, treasured and toxic. How to watch: The Painter and The Thief is streaming on Hulu. 2. The Queen of Versailles If you’re seeking something with a salacious slathering of schadenfreude, you’ll relish this daffy 2012 documentary about a billionaire couple going bust. He was a timeshare magnate; she was a pageant queen with high-society ambitions. Together, David and Jackie Siegel not only built a family of eight children but also began construction on “the biggest house in America,” a garish Orlando mansion modeled after the Palace of Versailles. Then, the Great Recession of 2008 threatened to pitch them from riches to rags. Through interviews with the couple, their kids, and their overwhelmed house staff, documentarian Lauren Greenfield creates a jaw-dropping journey that follows the Siegels from private planes to Walmart shopping sprees, and through their castle, bedecked with glamor, delusions, and dog shit. How to watch: The Queen of Versailles is streaming on Hulu. 3. Minding the Gap Keire Johnson and Zack Mulligan in “Minding The Gap.” Credit: Hulu One of the most esteemed documentaries of 2018 began as ramshackle video recordings of a boy and his friends skateboarding in Rockford, Illinois. Through pulling tricks, epic falls, and sharing in both, these kids forged an unbreakable bond. All grown up, Bing Liu made his blistering directorial debut by training his camera once more on his childhood friends. Not only does Minding The Gap probe how skating gave them an escape from their abusive fathers, it also reveals how the trauma they endured from such volatile and toxic masculinity has shaped them for better or worse. Far from saccharine or navel-gazing, Liu’s film looks unblinkingly at poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse, and the battle to be a better man. How to watch: Minding the Gap is streaming on Hulu. 4. MLK/FBI Many Americans might remember Martin Luther King, Jr. as the peaceful leader of the civil rights movement. Yet there was much more to this monumental Black icon than his “I Have a Dream” speech. Advocating for racial equality as well as major economic reform, he was an inspiration to millions. But to J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, King was a threat. This heralded 2020 film explores the surveillance and harassment King endured from the FBI, who threatened to expose his private flaws to a judgmental public. Sam Pollard, the Academy Award-nominated documentarian behind 4 Little Girls, conducts interviews with historians and advocates, revisits archival footage, and delves into a wealth of recently declassified FBI documents to create a fuller portrait of King and his historic battle against white supremacy in America. How to watch: MLK/FBI i’s streaming on Hulu. 5. Three Identical Strangers Edward Galland, David Kellman, and Robert Shafran in “Three Identical Strangers.” Credit: EF NEON It’s like something out of The Twilight Zone. Imagine you’re walking down the sidewalk and all of a sudden, you come face to face with your exact double. Not a doppelgänger, but a twin you never knew you had. Then, a third comes out of the woodwork. You learn you are one of a set of triplets, adopted out to three different families, who had no idea such a savage separation had occurred. In 1980 New York, three young men faced this mind-blowing reality. Just like that, they were national news and local celebrities, even scoring a cameo in Madonna’s 1985 movie Desperately Seeking Susan. However, beyond the joy of reunion came an avalanche of life-changing revelations. Documentarian Tim Wardle speaks to the brothers, their families, and journalists to examine the complex story behind the flashy headlines. How to watch: Three Identical Strangers is streaming on Hulu. 6. Hail Satan? In the wake of 1980s Satanic Panic, many Americans developed a distorted view of what Satanists truly are. Irreverent documentarian Penny Lane aims to enlighten by training her keen eye on the modern Satanic Temple in this challenging 2019 film, which follows the group’s political battles. Far from the violent villains painted by Christian propaganda, these Satanists are misfits, freethinkers, philosophers, provocateurs, and activists who are purposely provoking to push back against a government that is blurring the line between church and state. While the stakes are high, Lane’s approach is playful, reflecting the devil-may-care attitude of her fascinating and often damn funny interview subjects. Whether revealing rituals, capturing protests, or conducting interviews, Lane charts this tricky terrain with a dry wit that makes this exploration even more entertaining than it is daring and informative. How to watch: Hail Satan? is streaming on Hulu. 7. Summer of Soul Sly Stone in “Summer of Soul.” Credit: Searchlight Pictures / Hulu Hip-hop star Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson makes his directorial debut with a 2021 documentary that’ll make you want to get up and dance. Weaving together footage forgotten for 50 years, he ushers audiences back to the summer of 1969, where for six weekends the Harlem Cultural Festival burst with song and elation. Dedicated to celebrating Black pride, unity, and music, this incredible event drew major crowds and major acts, including Gladys Knight, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, and Sly and the Family Stone. Critics have cheered the immersive cinematography of the never-before-seen footage, which pulls you onstage and into the mix. But Questlove does more than invite us to the party. Interviewing those who were there, he unfurls the hidden history of the festival and sings of the power of the people. How to watch: Summer of Soul is streaming on Hulu. 8. The Final Member The setup of this critically heralded doc might sound like a dirty joke. Yet, documentarians Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math erect a surprisingly stimulating tale about a history-making moment for the Icelandic Phallological Museum. It begins as a hobby doc, revealing museum founder Sigurður Hjartarson’s collection of mammalian penises. Over 40 years, he’s gathered penises from guinea pigs, bulls, and whales. All he was missing was a human member. Finding volunteers proves the least of his troubles when two eccentric men vie for the honor. This race to the display case is littered with wild turns as well as surprisingly vulnerable moments about mortality, masculinity, and legacy. But be warned this funny yet heartfelt doc is not for the squeamish: Full frontal nudity, fermented flesh, and dismembered uh members are featured throughout. How to watch: The Final Member is streaming on Hulu. 9. American Animals Jared Abrahamson, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, and Barry Keoghan in “American Animals.” Credit: The Orchard/Moviestore/Shutterstock Documentarian Bart Layton first wowed film critics with The Imposter, which revealed a twisted tale of a French con man who posed as a missing American kid. His fascinating follow-up blurs the lines between documentary and docudrama to unravel the disturbing of case of the Transylvania University library heist. The stranger-than-fiction details involve an obsession with the movie Reservoir Dogs, a plot to fence a rare art book, and old man disguises. Yet Layton takes things to a mind-bending new level. Not only does he cast famous performers like Evan Peters and Barry Keoghan to play the young thieves, but also he weaves their real counterparts into sequences with them. Plopped into a movie set, the convicted crooks reflect and quibble over differing details with their movie-doppelgängers, as they barrel through to a disastrous plan. The result is a film that invites audiences to experience the rush of a heist flick, then the agony of its subjects, who got in over their heads and lived to regret it. How to watch: American Animals is streaming on Hulu. 10. Notturno Celebrated by critics in 2020, Notturno rejects traditional talking-head interviews, guiding voiceover, or any such means of cozy context. Instead, Academy Award-nominated director Gianfranco Rosi introduces a title card that tersely explains how the Middle East has been plagued by foreign intervention, tyranny, and war. Then, he introduces a wealth of footage, shot over three years around the borders between Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria, and Lebanon. There are scenes of soldiers on patrol, women in mourning, children in therapy discussing an ISIS attack, and a fisherman going about his toil while explosions burn in the distance. But that’s not all. His patient camera catches moments between lovers in swoon and a happy theatre troupe in play rehearsals. These scenes and many, many more meditatively carve out narratives that demand attention. Rosi is our silent yet insightful tour guide, revealing a richness of the Middle East too often obscured by headline-chasing news reports. How to watch: Notturno is streaming on Hulu. 11. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Elaine Stritch living it up. Credit: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock With a voice of smoke and whiskey, Elaine Stritch is an American actress who made a big impression on Broadway. At 86, this theater icon invited cameras into her home and allowed director Chiemi Karasawa to follow her as she stomps down the sidewalks of Manhattan’s Upper West Side, steals scenes on 30 Rock, and prepares another one-woman show. Amid all this, she’ll reflect on her storied career and a life lived out loud. Whether or not you’re familiar with Stritch, you’ll be swiftly won over by this brassy broad, whose got the wit of a playwright, the mouth of a sailor, and the captivating attitude of a true New Yorker. Singing her praises are a star-studded ensemble of talking-head interviews, featuring Tina Fey, James Gandolfini, Alec Baldwin, Nathan Lane, Cherry Jones, and many more. How to watch: Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me is streaming on Hulu. Want to stream even more documentaries? 15 documentaries streaming on HBO Max to learn something new 21 documentaries on Disney+ that put you behind the scenes The 17 best documentaries on YouTube to entertain and teach you (https://mashable.com/article/best-documentaries-hulu)

Deputies Shoot, Kill Suspect During Drug Operation in Broward County: BSO

Deputies fatally shot a suspect during a planned drug operation Thursday near Fort Lauderdale, officials said. The shooting happened before noon near the intersection of Broward Boulevard and NW 27th Avenue, near the Broward Sheriff’s Office headquarters. Officials identified the suspect as 23-year-old Zy’Shonne Johnson, of Delray Beach. BSO had a warrant out for his arrest on narcotics charges. Sheriff Gregory Tony said he heard the gunfire inside his office when it erupted in a heavily trafficked area that includes fast-food restaurants and a strip mall. Undercover deputies, including SWAT and ATF agents, had tried to arrest Johnson after making a drug buy, Tony said. Johnson sped away in his car and into the sheriff’s office parking lot, striking several cars. Johnson then tried to run, and when he was told to surrender, he turned toward deputies with a handgun, Tony said. At that time, two SWAT members fired their weapons, shooting and killing him. A DRUG OPERATION TAKING A DEADLY TURN. YOU HEAR BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, AND HE FELL TO THE STREET. A MAN APPEARING TO RUN FROM DEPUTIES SHOT AND KILLED. RUNNING THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY ARMED WITH A FIREARM. THE DEATH OF A 23-YEAR-OLD SPREADING PAIN THROUGH A LOCAL FAMILY. THAT SHOOTING BRINGING A BUSY AREA OF SOUTH FLORIDA TO A STAND STILL. LIVE IN FORT LAUDERDALE WITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE CHAOS. KIM. Reporter: WE ARE IN THE AREA WHERE THE MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. WE SAW HIS FAMILY COME UP TO BSO. THEY DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK WITH US ON CAMERA, BUT SAY THEY WANT JUSTICE. I DIDN u2019T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. Reporter: A MOTHER OVERWHELMED WITH EMOTION, DEMANDING ANSWERS OUTSIDE THE BROWARD SHERIFF u2019S OFFICE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? Reporter: HER SON IDENTIFIED BY FAMILY AS 23-YEAR-OLD JOHNSON SHOT BY A B.S. O. DEPUTY AFTER A DRUG STING TOOK A DEADLY TURN. HE MOST CERTAINLY HAD A GUN. HE MOST CERTAINLY HAD A GUN ON HIM AND PRESENTED IT TO OUR OFFICERS. Reporter: SURVEILLANCE ON BROWARD BOULEVARD SHOWED WHAT HAPPENED. YOU COULD SEE THE MAN RUNNING FROM DEPUTIES THEN TURNED TOWARDS THEM. WE STOPPED THE VIDEO BEFORE HE FALLS TO THE GROUND. SHERIFF GREGORY TONY SAID THE SUSPECT IS ARMED. WE u2019RE SHOCKED HE DIDN u2019T KILL SOMEONE IN A VEHICLE. WE u2019RE SHOCKED JUST RUNNING DOWN THE STREET AND BEING ARMED THAT HE DIDN u2019T CREATE A GREAT SHOOTOUT WHERE INNOCENT CIVILIANS WERE BEING HARMED. Reporter: TONY SAYS AROUND NOON INVESTIGATORS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF WHAT u2019S CALLED A BUY BUST, OR A DRUG DEAL EXCHANGE INVOLVING THE SUSPECT. OFFICIALS SAY THEY WERE TRYING TO ARREST THE MAN FOR NARCOTICS AND DISTRIBUTION. BUT INSTEAD THE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY SPED OFF IN HIS CAR, CRASHING INTO SEVERAL OTHER CARS, THEN GOT OUT AND RAN. HE DECIDED TO TAKE OFF ON FOOT, RUNNING THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY, ARMED WITH A FIREARM. AND WHEN OUR OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO PINPOINT HIM AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SURRENDER, INSTEAD HE DREW A FIREARM AT WHICH TIME OUR DEPUTIES FIRED ON THE INDIVIDUAL. Reporter: WITNESSES SAY THEY HEARD BACK TO BACK GUNSHOTS. ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HEAR BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, HE FELL TO THE STREET. IT WAS HORRIBLE. I SAW HIM GET SHOT LIKE AT LEAST SIX OR SEVEN TIMES, AT LEAST SIX OR SEVEN SHOTS WERE FIRED. Reporter: CELL PHONE VIDEO CAPTURES THE AFTERMATH AS FIRST RESPONDERS TRIED TO SAVE THE MAN u2019S LIFE. SOME WITNESSES SAY THE SHOOTING WAS UNJUSTIFIED. OBVIOUSLY HE WAS RUNNING. HE WAS NOT TRYING TO START A WAR, WHATEVER THE CASE WAS. IT WAS JUST AN UNJUSTIFIED SHOOTING TO ME. Reporter: AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING.”,”video_id”:”2016295491632_905″,”video_length”:”169870″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”hylFSyTYGBaL”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”M5hJWZzWng5I”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”Ew9uoHZSNHFe”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2016295491632″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Deputy Shoots, Kills Suspect During Drug Operation in Broward County: BSO” data-vidcid=”1:10:2721686″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/on-air/as-seen-on/deputy-shoots-kills-suspect-during-drug-operation-in-broward-county-bso-2/2721686/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local”,”55249″:”News You Should Know” ” data-tagnames=” “1639”:”Broward”,”206″:”Broward County”,”1949″:”Broward Sheriffs Office”,”59″:”Fort Lauderdale”,”2218″:”Miami-Dade”,”468802″:”News You Should Know”,”468101″:”police involved shooting” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” He decided to take off on foot, running through this community armed with a firearm, Tony said. When our officers were able to pinpoint him, and gave him an opportunity to surrender, he felt instead, he drew a firearm, at which time our deputies fired on the individual. The SWAT team deputies were placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, which the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is leading. Surveillance footage showed the moments deputies confronted the suspect. All of a sudden, you hear, ‘boom, boom, boom, boom’ and he fell to the street. It was horrible, said Keden Fuller, who said he witnessed the shooting. Obviously he was running. He was not trying to start a war or whatever the case was, Fuller said. At least 6 or 7 shots were fired. Zy’Shonne Johnson The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Johnson’s family, overwhelmed with emotion, demanded answers outside the Broward Sheriff’s Office. I need to know what’s going on with my son, his mother said. If it was your child, wouldn’t you want to know? Footage from Chopper 6 showed a large presence of law enforcement in the middle of the roadway. Drivers were asked to avoid the area due to the investigation. Miami-Dade Mar 24 Police Search for Gunman After Deadly Shooting at Kendall Apartment Complex Florida Mar 24 Driver Dies After Car Hits 11-Foot Alligator Near Tampa: Deputies Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC 6 South Florida app for iOS or Android and pick your alerts. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/suspect-in-custody-broward-deputy-shooting/2721205/)

Business Owner, Son Speak Out After Miami-Dade Cops Roughly Arrest Convicted Felon

A southwest Miami-Dade business owner and his son are speaking out about getting arrested while Miami-Dade officers were seen on camera roughly taking a convicted felon into custody. The incident happened Thursday night when Miami-Dade Police officers were arresting Jarvis Swanson, later charging him with carrying a weapon as a convicted felon. Drug charges from October also kept in him jail past his initial bond hearing. In the video that was later posted online and went viral, officers are seen struggling with Swanson while he is on the ground. One officer is seen punching Swanson in the side of his head. People are heard yelling at the officers, and others can be heard telling those recording to get images of the officers’ faces. AND I u2019M JAWAN STRADER. NBC 6 u2019S WILLARD SHEPARD IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY JAIL IN NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT CELL PHONE CLOSER LOOK AT THAT CELL PHONE VIDEO. WILLARD? Reporter: YEAH, JAWAN AND ROXIE. THIS MAN WHO WAS THERE ON THE GROUND, MR. SWANSON, HE IS BEING HELD HERE BEHIND ME AT LEAST UNTIL MONDAY BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS CHARGE AND FOUR OFFICERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY INTO THEM. IS UNDERWAY INTO THEM. AND THEY ARE NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. HEY. Reporter: THIS WAS THE SCENE Reporter: THIS WAS THE SCENE LAST NIGHT IN SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE. POLICE WERE AT THE LOCATION TRYING TO TAKE JAVARIS SWANSON INTO CUSTODY. THREE OTHERS ALSO ENDED UP BEING ARRESTED. PEOPLE WERE HEARD YELLING AT THE OFFICERS. AND OTHERS CAN BE HEARD TELLING THOSE RECORDING TO GET IMAGES OF THOSE RECORDING TO GET IMAGES OF THE OFFICERS u2019 FACES. THE OFFICERS ARE SEEN STRUGGLING WITH SWANSON WHILE HE u2019S ON THE GROUND. SWANSON WAS CHARGED WITH HAVING A WEAPON WHEN HE u2019S A CONVICTED FELON, AND RESISTING ARREST WITHOUT VIOLENCE. IN BOND COURT FRIDAY, THE JUDGE IN BOND COURT FRIDAY, THE JUDGE REVIEWED THE CHARGES AGAINST SWANSON FROM OCTOBER. SWANSON FROM OCTOBER. THEY FOUND A BAG OF COCAINE Reporter: SWANSON u2019S ATTORNEY TOLD HIM NOT TO SAY ANYTHING TOLD HIM NOT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CHARGES FROM LAST NIGHT OR THE OCTOBER DRUG ALLEGATION. F-21-19041, WHICH IS AN ARREST WARRANT FOR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL COCAINE, BATTERING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THIS IS FROM OCTOBER 25th OF 2021. Reporter: FRIDAY AFTERNOON POLICE TOLD US THE MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT IN OUR SOUTH DISTRICT WHERE OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN A PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION WITH AN ARMED CONVICTED FELON. DURING THIS INCIDENT A TOTAL OF DURING THIS INCIDENT A TOTAL OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS WERE ARRESTED, AND THREE FIREARMS WERE SEIZED. AND THREE FIREARMS WERE SEIZED. IN OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS OF FULL TRANSPARENCY, WE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL COMPLIANCE BUREAU. THE OFFICERS INVOLVED HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. WE WILL CONTINUALLY EVALUATE THIS CASE. THIS CASE. AND AS THAT EVALUATION GOES FORWARD, THE INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO THIS CERTAINLY MAY LOOKING INTO THIS CERTAINLY MAY WANT TO SPEAK WITH MR. SWANSON, THE PERSON WHO TOOK THIS VIDEO. OTHER WITNESSES OUT THERE AND ALSO ALL OF THE OFFICERS WHO WERE INVOLVED, WE WILL OF COURSE TRY TO GET IMMEDIATE ANSWERS TO THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. BUT NORMALLY THESE INVESTIGATIONS TAKE SOME TIME.”,”video_id”:”2016584259511_376″,”video_length”:”170938″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”r6PyUIH_k9VO”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”bJgfAieEtvN1″,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”en8_yLm_DwA1″,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2016584259511″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”MDPD Rough Arrest Caught on Camera in SW Miami-Dade” data-vidcid=”1:10:2722282″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/on-air/as-seen-on/mdpd-rough-arrest-caught-on-camera-in-sw-miami-dade/2722282/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local” ” data-tagnames=” “2218”:”Miami-Dade”,”1443″:”Miami-Dade Police Department”,”471634″:”rough arrest” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” The ordeal happened outside of the United Beauty Supply store located on the border of Homestead and Cutler Bay. The owner, Mike Wadi, and his son Ramzi head the chaos and stepped out to see what was happening. They were beating the guy up, Mike Wadi told NBC 6. I’m telling them officers, you guys already got him, why are you guys hitting him? How they were hitting him they were ramming into the face and to the floor. Ramzi Wadi said that one of the officer’s body cameras fell off and was on the ground, so he picked it up and pointed it in the direction of the officers. That’s when, Ramzi said, the officers then charged him a moment that was also captured on the store’s surveillance video camera. I was terrified, Ramzi Wadi said. As soon as I tried to go back inside the store, the guy came and grabbed my hand, my arm, and started punching me, and I was defending myself. So, I basically pushed him back all of a sudden, his whole crew, all his teammates, came and attacked me. One came from behind me, two from the side started punching me, punching me. The Wadis also shared cellphone video a family member shot from that night, which shows Miami-Dade officers keeping Mike Wadi to the ground and another officer being aggressive and pointing a Taser at a third family member. Caught on Camera Mar 28 Video Shows Fort Lauderdale Hotel Brawl That Ended in Employee’s Arrest Fort Lauderdale 22 hours ago Man Wanted in 2020 Fort Lauderdale Bus Terminal Murder Arrested: Police Ramzi Wadi was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, and along with his dad, was taken to the county jail. The police report says Ramzi was interfering with officers and pushed one of them in the back. Both say they were treated unfairly. I never had a problem with the law enforcement. I never had a problem with them, Mike Wadi said. But the way he did was totally wrong. It was not called for. It don’t matter if you are a convicted felon or nothing, you’re still a human being. They shouldn’t be treating people like that. The police department said Monday it had nothing to aid to the statement it sent several days ago, saying, The Mami-Dade Police Department is aware of an incident that occurred overnight in our South District where our officers were involved in a physical confrontation with an armed convicted felon. During this incident a total of four individuals were arrested and three firearms were seized. In our continued efforts of full transparency, We immediately initiated an internal affairs investigation into the matter with our Professional Compliance Bureau. The officers involved have been reassigned to administrative duties. We will continually evaluate this case, as the internal affairs process continues. The men at the beauty supply shop say internal affairs officers arrived Monday to interview them. Miami-Dade Police said Monday that six officers have been placed on administrative duty as the internal affairs investigation continues. Correction This article has been updated. A previous version incorrectly stated that the Wadis’ cellphone footage of the incident shows a Miami-Dade officer pointing a Taser at Ramzi Wadi. The officer was actually pointing the Taser at Mike Wadi’s other son, not Ramzi. Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC 6 South Florida app for iOS or Android and pick your alerts. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/business-owner-son-speak-out-after-miami-dade-cops-roughly-arrest-convicted-felon/2723915/)

New Photos Released in NYC Street Ambush Death of 87-Year-Old Voice Coach

A woman wanted in connection to the death of a beloved 87-year-old singing coach who died after she was shoved from behind in Manhattan has evaded police for more than a week. The NYPD on Friday released new photos of the alleged woman behind the unprovoked, senseless attack on March 10 that led to the death of Barbara Gustern. A top NYPD official said Tuesday the 87-year-old had died from injuries sustained in the night-time attack. New photos appearing to show the woman inside a city subway station give the clearest image yet of the alleged suspect seen previously in surveillance footage walking a sidewalk at night. The woman wanted in connection to Gustern’s death has evaded police for over a week. Gustern was on West 28th Street and Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, just steps away from her home, around 8:30 p.m. when cops say the suspect a woman with long curly hair attacked her. No words were exchanged before it. Gustern fell and hit her head, suffering traumatic brain damage from which she would not recover, authorities and the woman’s grandson have said. On Gustern’s Facebook page, her grandson said Tuesday that at 11:15AM, we have lost on the brightest little flames to ever grace this world. NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig pleaded Tuesday for the public’s help solving this disgusting, disgraceful offense committed against a vulnerable, elderly female who was doing nothing but walking down the streets of New York City. Reporter: BARBARA GUSTERN IS A GIVER OF SONG, OF MUSIC, OF KINDNESS. THE BELOVED SINGING TEACHER TO BROADWAY STARS OVER THE YEARS NOW CLINGING TO LIFE AFTER POLICE SAY SHE WAS RANDOMLY ATTACKED THURSDAY NIGHT STEPS FROM HER APARTMENT BUILDING IN FROM HER APARTMENT BUILDING IN CHELSEA. I JUST BELIEVE THAT STRENGTH IN HER IS GOING TO PULL HER THROUGH. Reporter: JOHNSON HAS BEEN A Reporter: JOHNSON HAS BEEN A STUDENT OF HERS FOR 25 YEARS AND HAD JUST SEEN HER FOR A LESSON THE DAY BEFORE. I THINK I JUST KIND OF NUMBED MYSELF TO DO WHAT I HAD TO DO, BUT I u2019M JUST KIND OF JUST PRAYING. Reporter: POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS WOMAN WHO THEY SAY JUST WALKED AWAY AFTER THEY SAY JUST WALKED AWAY AFTER SHOVING THE 87-YEAR-OLD FROM BEHIND. BARBARA IS AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN AND THIS SHOULDN u2019T HAPPEN TO ANY OF US, BUT YOU NEVER TO ANY OF US, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU u2019VE GOT TO BE VIGILANT. Reporter: TO UPDATE HER LOVED ONE AN MANY STUDENTS, HER GRANDSON IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS GRANDSON IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS A.J. POSTED ON HERFACEBOOK PAGE IS BROKEN INSIDE, SHE SUFFERED TRAUMATIC DAMAGE TO HER BRAIN TRAUMATIC DAMAGE TO HER BRAIN AND HAS BEEN UNCONSCIOUS. SHOULD SHE AWAKE, SHE WILL MOST LIKELY SUFFER SPEECH PROBLEMS LIKELY SUFFER SPEECH PROBLEMS AND MAY BE UP ABLE TO MOVE HER RIGHT SIDE. IT u2019S SHOCKING. Reporter: HECTOR LIVES TWO DOORS DOWN AND HE SAYS HE ALWAYS HEARS THE STUDENTS PRACTICING INSIDE. SHE IS BRILLIANT. HER STUDENTS LOVE HER. Reporter: NO ONE THAT KNOWS HER CAN IMAGINE BARBARA WITHOUT SONG OR MUSIC AND THEY CAN u2019T SONG OR MUSIC AND THEY CAN u2019T IMAGINE WHY THIS VICIOUS ATTACK HAPPENED BUT THEY ARE PRAYING. AND, HOPEFULLY, WILL SING AGAIN. Reporter: IT HAS BEEN FOUR DAYS AND POLICE ARE STILL TONIGHT LOOKING FOR THE WOMAN TONIGHT LOOKING FOR THE WOMAN YOU SAW IN THAT VIDEO WHILE EVERYONE WHO LOVES BARBARA IS EVERYONE WHO LOVES BARBARA IS HOLDING ON TO HOPE TONIGHT.”,”video_id”:”2012895299655_413″,”video_length”:”128895.99999999999″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”2PmPuO4lP2j7″,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”fNr1eM0s63CO”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”6P42AQnuA9Qc”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2012895299655″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Woman Critically Injured in NYC Shove Is Broadway Singing Instructor” data-vidcid=”1:2:3598948″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/woman-critically-injured-in-nyc-shove-is-broadway-singing-instructor/3598948/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “1444”:”On Air”,”1445″:”As Seen On”,”64″:”News”,”65″:”Local” ” data-tagnames=” “659906”:”as seen on”,”8588″:”Assault”,”24127″:”chelsea”,”3612″:”CRIME STOPPERS”,”1391″:”Manhattan”,”107″:”New York City”,”699407″:”NYC Violence” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Gustern’s grandson posted a Facebook message early Monday saying I am here holding her hand and that his loved one had not regained consciousness. He went on to say he is incomprehensibly broken inside. I struggle to understand and cope with this world on a daily basis, and frankly this is beyond my ability to bear, he added. Do what you can for your fellow human being, no matter how small. Make the time. Preventing needless loss and violence like this starts with us as individuals. We must care more for each other. According to The New York Times, Gustern was an acclaimed singing coach who once helped train rock singer Debbie Harry and the cast of the 2019 Broadway revival of the musical Oklahoma. A neighbor said that Gustern used to perform on Broadway herself, along with her late husband. The paper reports she was attacked shortly after leaving her home. Her Facebook page was overwhelmed with support from friends and colleagues who kept sharing around the surveillance video police provided, desperate to find her attacker. Police said the woman who shoved the 87-year-old just walked away after the incident. Authorities released surveillance video of her on the street. Stephen Shanaghan, who owns Manhattan restaurant and theater Pangea, called Gustern a sharp, clever seasoned New York person. Shanaghan said that Gustern had recently performed there, and that she had hoped to premiere a new cabaret show there. They sing and they tell stories, it’s very heartwarming. And they’ve done several different shows here, Shanaghan said. As the family makes funeral arrangements, police have posted flyers around the neighborhood offering a $3,500 reward for any information that helps them find the woman seen in the surveillance video. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-photos-released-in-nyc-street-ambush-death-of-87-year-old-voice-coach-ny-only/3605949/)

Pembroke Pines Plane Crash Investigation Begins, as Broward Mayor Talks Airport Safety

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were at the scene of a small plane crash just off the North Perry Airport property Tuesday, collecting what was left of the aircraft after Monday’s tragedy that took three lives. The team from the NTSB brought in a crane to take away the larger parts of the Beechcraft Bonanza that crashed just short of the airport. The largest pieces remaining were taken away on a flatbed truck. Ring camera video showed the tragedy in its final seconds, the street in flames after the plane struck an SUV as it came down. Megan Bishop was driving the SUV with her son Taylor inside. Taylor, along with the two people in the plane, were killed in the crash. Steve Geller, the Broward County Mayor, said he felt the pain of the tragedy. Anytime anybody dies it’s a tragedy, Geller said Tuesday. Geller said when compared to other similar airports across much of the state, North Perry doesn’t have more crashes. He said data shows over the last year there were 280,000 take-offs and landings at North Perry, making it one of the busiest general aviation airports in Florida. When you compare them to the amount of accidents per take-off and landing at every other general aviation airport in South Florida as far north as Port St. Lucie and as far west as Naples, North Perry is exactly in the middle, exactly average, Geller said. Over the last year, there have been multiple crashes involving planes from North Perry. On May 12th, a student pilot was killed and his instructor hospitalized after a crash in Miramar. In August, a plane went down in Pembroke Park. In November, a pilot died in a runway crash. In December, there was a crash on takeoff, and later that month a plane went down and one person eventually died later that month. An airport like this is largely for training, Federal Aviation Administration flight instructor Jay Rollins said. Rollins is a former Navy aviation and captain with American Airlines. He said there’s a big difference between the multi-engine commercial and private jets at bigger airports and single-engine light aircraft flying from North Perry. AND I u2019M ROXANNE VARGAS. WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHILD u2019S MOTHER IS NOW HOME AFTER SHE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. WE DO HAVE EXTENSIVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE DEADLY CRASH. COVERAGE ON THE DEADLY CRASH. WILL YARD SHEPHERD IS INVESTIGATING THE STRING OF CRASHES AND HOW OFFICIALS ARE RESPONDING BUT WE u2019RE BREAKING DOWN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE VICTIMS SO FAR. Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHILE THIS FIERY CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, TODAY AND THE WRECKAGE STILL ON SCENE, WE HAVE REPORTS THAT THE 4-YEAR-OLD BOY IN THAT VEHICLE HAS PASSED AWAY. AND ALSO REPORTED THAT HIS MOTHER WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. FEDERAL AND TSB INVESTIGATORS ARRIVED EARLY ON SCENE THIS MORNING TO PUT TOGETHER ALL OF THE PIECES OF HOW EXACTLY THIS HORRIC CRASH OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. IT HURTS TO KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE AIRPLANE WERE HURT AND THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR THAT WERE HURT. AND I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE TODAY TO GIVE MY STATEMENT TO INVESTIGATORS. Reporter: SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM A NEARBY HOME SHOWS THE EXACT MOMENT THAT SMALL PLANE CAME DOWN WHERE YOU COULD SEE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE BACK OF A MOVING CAR, BLACK SUV, IT SLIDES AND SPINS ON TO THE PAVEMENT AND TOWARD THE GATE BEFORE BURSTING INTO FLAMES NEAR THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT ALONG SOUTHWEST 82nd AVENUE AND 13th STREET. THE FAA SAID THE SINGLE ENGINE BEECHCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF AROUND 3:00 P.M. ON MONDAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO COME BACK BUT DIDN u2019T MAKE IT HITTING A POWER LINE AND THE CAR WHERE A MOTHER AND CHILD ALSO WERE IN. RESCUE CREWS REMOVED THE MOTHER AND 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD WHO WERE PINNED IN THEIR CAR AND TRANSPORTED TO MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL BUT THE YOUNG BOY LATER DIED DUE TO HIS INJURIES. THE TWO PEOPLE ON THE PLANE DID NOT SURVIVE THE CRASH. WHILE RESIDENTS SAY THESE ACCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT IN THIS AREA. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. THIS IS THE FIFTH ONE SINCE MAY THAT I u2019VE HEARD ABOUT. AND IT IS LITERALLY ON MY STREET. THIS IS HAPPENED OFTEN. OFTEN ENOUGH TO BE CONCERNED. Reporter: NOW THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS HAVE YET TO BE RELEASED. WE u2019RE WAITING ON THAT CONFIRMATION WHILE INVESTIGATORS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. NOW SOUTHWEST 72nd AVENUE ALONG 10th THREW 15th STREETS WILL REMAIN CLOSED DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THAT IS ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE IN PEMBROKE PINES, NBC 6 NEWS. AND LIKE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, IF YOU u2019RE PROBABLY THINKING THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PLANE CRASHES RECENTLY AROUND NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, YOU u2019RE RIGHT. WE DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND THERE HAS BEEN FIVE OTHER CRASHES SINCE MAY. AND NBC 6 u2019S WILLARD SHEPARD SPENT YEARS FLYING FIGHTERS IN THE AIR FORCE AND IS LIVE AT PEMBROKE PINES WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THAT AIRPORT. WILLARD? Reporter: WELL GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. ON THIS TERRIBLE TRAGEDY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THREE LOSS OF LIVES OUT HERE. JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW CLOSE IT REALLY IS TO THIS COMMUNITY HERE OUT HERE. THIS IS A FENCE LINE FOR THE AIRPORT RIGHT HERE. YOU SEE THE SIDEWALK HERE. THERE IS THE AIRCRAFT, THE REMNANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE CRASH SITE, YOU SEE SOME OF THE INVESTIGATORS IN THE GREEN VESTS WALKING UP TO IT RIGHT NOW AND THEN LITERALLY IF YOU COULD PAN TO THE RIGHT, THE STREET AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD STARTS RIGHT THERE. THAT IS HOW CLOSE THIS REALLY IS OUT HERE. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO FROM THIS RING CAMERA THAT GAVE AN INDICATION OF THE HORROR THAT TOOK PLACE OUT HERE AFTER THIS AIRPLANE CAME DOWN IN THE STREET, CLIPPING THAT CAR AND IN THIS TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AND THEN THE FIRE THAT ENSUED OUT HERE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. WE HAVE A MAP THAT I WANT TO PUT UP FOR YOU TO GIVE YOU AN AERIAL VIEW OF THIS AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF ON THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE AIRPORT, HEADED OFF EASTBOUND. THEY MADE IT OVER THE FENCE LINE AND OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LOST THEIR ENGINE AND TRIED TO COME BACK AND LAND ON ANOTHER RUNWAY JUST TO THE SOUTH BUT THEY CAME UP SHORT COMING UP INTO THIS FENCE LINE ALONG HERE. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OUT HERE, FIVE OF THEM OVER REALLY THE LAST YEAR OUT IN THIS AREA. AND WHY THIS MAY BE HAPPENING, TO GIVE PEOPLE AN IDEA, THIS IS A SMALLER PRIVATE AIRPORT WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE RECREATIONAL PILOTS. THERE ARE FLIGHT TRAINING DONE HERE. THERE ARE BANNER PLANES FLOWN OUT OF THIS LOCATION. IT IS NOT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH COMMERCIAL OR FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE PRIVATE JETS OR OPA-LOCKA AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS MOST OF THE AIRPLANES SIMPLY HAVE ONE ENGINE. WE TALKED TO A FORMER MILITARY PILOT AND CAPTAIN WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND A FAA FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR HIS THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THIS AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF AIRPORTS THAT PEOPLE PROBABLY DON u2019T UNDERSTAND. YOU HAVE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS WE ALL KNOW ABOUT. BUT THERE ARE ALSO SMALLER FIELDS LIKE THIS. THERE ARE SOME LIKE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE OR OPA-LOCKA THAT ARE USED FOR BUSINESS AIRCRAFT, SMALL JETS, PRIVATE JETS, DUAL ENGINE AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRPORT IS SET UP LARGELY FOR TRAINING. IT IS ALSO A BASE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO FLY THE BANNERS OVER THE BEACH. SO IT IS FOR SMALLER AIRCRAFT, FOR AIRCRAFT THAT HAS ONE ENGINE IN PARTICULAR. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE TAKEOFF IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL OR IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL OR GOING OUT WATER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO BACK-UP. IF THAT ENGINE QUITS, YOU YOU u2019VE GOT TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. Reporter: AND THAT IS WHEN THE ATTEMPT WAS MADE OUT HERE YESTERDAY. YOU SEE THE NTSB WORKING TO CONTINUE THIS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY. THE MAYOR OF BROWARD COUNTY ON MY LEFT RIGHT NOW, WE u2019RE GOING TO SPEAK TO HIM ABOUT THIS. THE MESSAGE HE HAS FOR HIS CONSTITUENTS WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA ABOUT THIS AIRPORT AND WE u2019LL CONTINUE TO TRACK FORWARD THE HISTORY OF THIS, EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY WE MAY BE SEEING THIS MORE OFTEN THAN YOU WOULD SEE IN OTHER LARGER AIRPORTS. WE u2019LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY HERE ON NBC 6.”,”video_id”:”1874063939754_989″,”video_length”:”390090″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_1874063939754″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Child Among Three Killed in Pembroke Pines Plane Crash” data-vidcid=”1:10:2406704″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/child-among-three-killed-in-pembroke-pines-plane-crash/2406704/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local” ” data-tagnames=” “206”:”Broward County”,”7287″:”North Perry Airport”,”19195″:”Pembroke Pines” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” It’s for smaller aircraft or aircraft that have one engine in particular and because of that the takeoff is particularly critical or going over water because you have no backup. If that engine quits you’ve got to land immediately, Rollins said. That’s what NBC 6 was told happened Monday when the pilot took off to the east, lost power, and made a right turn to get back to the southeast corner of the airport property but came up about 50 feet short. Geller said he’s directed the aviation department to look into the flight schools here, and other operations, but it’s the FAA that is the one who technically those flying out of North Perry have to answer to when it comes to their credentials and flight qualifications. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/pembroke-pines-plane-crash-investigation-begins-as-broward-mayor-talks-safety-of-airport/2406980/)

Bodycam Shows Officers’ Response to Fort Lauderdale Hotel Brawl

Police released officer body camera video that shows a different perspective of a brawl at a Fort Lauderdale hotel between an employee and a guest. The incident happened back in January at the Best Western on Seabreeze Boulevard. Previously released surveillance footage from the hotel shows 28-year-old Raymond Rachal working at the desk in the lobby when a man walks up to him, pushing past a stanchion. TONIGHT POLICE ARE RELEASING TONIGHT POLICE ARE RELEASING BODY CAM VIDEO OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN AN EMPLOYEE AND A GUEST AT A FORT LAUDERDALE DALE BEACH HOTEL. THAT NEW ANGLE SHOWING US THE OFFICER u2019S PERSPECTIVE WHEN THEY ARRIVE ON THAT SCENE. NBC 6 u2019S ALISSA HYMAN LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. THEY RELEASED THAT OFFICER BODY CAM VIDEO SHOWING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THAT BRAWL AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE DALE BEST WESTERN THAT HAPPENED BACK IN JANUARY. BACK UP. BACK UP. BACK UP. BACK UP. NOW, THEY ALSO RELEASED THE BODY CAMERA VIDEO FROM WHEN THE BODY CAMERA VIDEO FROM WHEN THE OFFICER SHOWED UP BEFORE THAT BRAWL EARLIER IN THE NIGHT. AN EMPLOYEE AND A GUEST AT THE AN EMPLOYEE AND A GUEST AT THE HOTEL ALREADY IN A DISPUTE. THE DESK CLERK ALREADY VISIBLY UPSET SAYING THE GUEST WAS MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT MLK DAY. POLICE ULTIMATELY ESCORTED THE GUEST OUT OF THE HOTEL TELLING HIM TO LEAVE. OFFICERS SAY THE GUEST HAD BEEN DRINKING. AS YOU JUST SAW FROM THAT OTHER AS YOU JUST SAW FROM THAT OTHER BODY CAMERA VIDEO LATER IN THE EVENING IT SHOWS THE OFFICER u2019S PERSPECTIVE WALKING UP TO THE EMPLOYEE ALREADY HOLDING DOWN THE GUEST. THE EMPLOYEE THEN BACKS UP AS THE POLICE WALK IN. HE u2019S SAYING DON u2019T LET THE GUEST LEAVE. BUT YOU SEE THE OFFICER FOCUSES HIS ATTENTION ON THE HOTEL EMPLOYEE AND BEGINS TO ARREST HIM EVEN THOUGH THE GUEST HAD HIM EVEN THOUGH THE GUEST HAD ALREADY BEEN TOLD TO LEAVE THE PREMISES AND THE HOTEL SURVEILLANCE VID SHOW SHOWS THE GUEST CHARGED BACK TOWARD THAT CLERK, THE HOTEL EMPLOYEE TRYING TO EXPLAIN HIS SIDE OF THE STORY IN THE POLICE CAR BEFORE HE WAS ARRESTED FOR RESISTING ARREST AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. HE u2019S REPEATEDLY TELLING ME I HE u2019S REPEATEDLY TELLING ME I HAVE AN ATTITUDE. WELL, WHAT u2019S GOING ON. FIRST THING HE SAID WAS MLK DAY, FIRST THING HE SAID WAS MLK DAY, SO TELL ME HOW AM I BEING UNRULY IF THAT u2019S WHAT HE STARTING WITH? THE CHARGES AGAINST THE HOTEL THE CHARGES AGAINST THE HOTEL EMPLOYEE WERE ULTIMATELY DROPPED. WE DO KNOW THE GUEST WAS CITED FOR TRESPASSING. WE DID REACH OUT TO THE GUEST AS WE DID REACH OUT TO THE GUEST AS WELL AS THE GENTLEMAN WHO WORKS AT THE THOHOTEL. THEY SAID THEY PUT A REQUEST FOR THIS BODY CAMERA VIDEO BUT STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED IT, BUT THEY DO PLAN ON RESPONDING TO OUR REQUEST ONCE THEY u2019RE ABLE TO SEE THE THE”,”video_id”:”2018470979876_399″,”video_length”:”153587″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”KXFN_uBNdMbh”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”f6zrEINqh9_9″,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”vcKrgT10YduD”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2018470979876″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”New Video Shows Police Responding to Fight at Fort Lauderdale Hotel” data-vidcid=”1:10:2726355″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/multimedia/new-video-shows-police-responding-to-fight-at-fort-lauderdale-hotel/2726355/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “445300”:”News”,”248″:”Local”,”2186″:”Multimedia” ” data-tagnames=” “206”:”Broward County”,”19167″:”Caught on Camera”,”59″:”Fort Lauderdale” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Rachal eventually put the man in a headlock and held him for several minutes until police officers arrived. The video shows the officers immediately approach Rachal, pushing him before taking him into custody. Rachal was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer with violence. The newly released bodycam showed officers responding before the brawl, when the employee and the guest were already in a dispute. Rachal had told officers that the guest was making comments about MLK Day. Another body camera video shows the officer’s perspective walking up to the employee already holding down the guest. The employee backs up as police walk in. He says to them to not let the guest leave, but the officer is seen focusing his attention on the hotel employee and begins to arrest him, even though the guest had already been told to leave the premises. Hotel surveillance video shows the guest come back and charge straight toward the desk clerk. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH AN WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH AN ENCOUNTER AT A LOCAL HOTEL THAT WAS FAR FROM RELAXING. A FIGHT BREAKING OUT AN EMPLOYEE AND A GUEST AND IT WAS NOT JUST PUNCHES TOSSED AROUND BUT RACIAL SLURS. GOOD EVENING, I AM JAWAN STRADER. I AM TRINA ROBINSON. CRISTIAN BENAVIDES IS LIVE FOR US. Reporter: ALL THIS STARTED AFTER A WHITE HOTEL GUEST DIRECTED RACIAL SLURS TOWARDS A WHITE HOTEL CLERK. POLICE WERE CALLED BUT IT WAS THE CLERK ENDED UP UNDER ARREST. Reporter: THIS IS THE MOMENT RAMON WERE SHOT, HE CALLED PLILS FOR HELP AFTER BEING CHARGED BY A HOTEL GUEST WHO HAD BEEN TOLD TO LEAVE THE PREMISES. HE ASSAULTED ME. Reporter: WHEN FORT LAUDERDALE POLICE ARRIVED, IT LAUDERDALE POLICE ARRIVED, IT WAS RASHARD IS IN HANDCUFFS. WATCHES RAY CHARGES RASHARD, RASHARD FIGHTS BACK AND PUNCHING HIM SEVERAL TIMES AND PUTS RAID IN A HEAD LOCK. RAID WAS INJURED AND BLEEDING. RE ONCE OFFICERS ARRIVED, WATCH AS ONE F THEOF THE OFFICERS PUSHES ONE F THEOF THE OFFICERS PUSHES RASHARD SEVERAL TIMES. DO YOU WANT TO GET SPRAYED FOR WHAT? Reporter: DOCUMENTS OBTAINED Reporter: DOCUMENTS OBTAINED REVIEWED DESCRIBING SHAW ASEINGE STYLE. OOERCH THE VIDEO DOES NOT APPEAR TO SHOW RASHARD PUTTING HIS HANDS-ONHANDS HANDS ON THE OFFICER. Reporter: BEN CRUMP TWEETED Reporter: BEN CRUMP TWEETED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT INITIATED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT INITIATED AFTER RACIAL SLURS WAS DIRECTED. Reporter: SO OFFICERS CITED THAT WHITE HOTEL GUEST JASON RAB FOR TRESPASSING AND THEY GAVE HIM A RIDE TO A FRIEND u2019S HOUSE. RASHARD WAS TAKEN TO JAIL.”,”video_id”:”2017307203681_477″,”video_length”:”190658″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”QybvWIdZYOkd”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”B8F9H_8UlVxX”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”PwT__Chb7sA_”,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2017307203681″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Hotel Brawl Ends in Employee’s Arrest” data-vidcid=”1:10:2724061″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/hotel-brawl-ends-in-employees-arrest/2724061/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local”,”55249″:”News You Should Know” ” data-tagnames=” “1639”:”Broward”,”59″:”Fort Lauderdale”,”2218″:”Miami-Dade”,”468802″:”News You Should Know” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” The employee then tries to explain his side of the story in the car before he was booked. Police ultimately escorted the guest, who they say had been drinking, out of the hotel. The charges against the hotel employee were ultimately dropped, and the guest was cited for trespassing. An attorney representing Rachal put in a request to see the new video. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/bodycam-shows-officers-response-to-fort-lauderdale-hotel-brawl/2726414/)

Russia’s war on social media isn’t going well, either

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine unfolds, much of the world continues to watch via social media. In response, Russia has waged its own forces against major social media platforms and services in an attempt to control the narrative coming out of Ukraine. In what we imagine is much to Russia’s chagrin, Ukrainian and Russian civilians seem to have found their ways around such measures, and the major platforms have taken firm stances against Russian state-sponsored messages. Below, here are all the ways the internet is standing up to Russia’s attacks. Many big platforms have restricted Russia’s access in some way Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have proven invaluable in helping spread awareness of what is actually happening in Ukraine. As such, Russia has tried to control them, with little success. On Feb. 25, Russia’s communications regulator accused Facebook of censoring the accounts of four state-sponsored media sites. In response, the country moved to limit access to Facebook for its civilians. Meta’s vice president of global affairs Nick Clegg said in a statement that Russia had asked the company to stop fact-checking and labeling posts from those four accounts, and when Meta refused, Russia chose to restrict access. Meta seems to remain staunch in its efforts to curb misinformation on its sites, and has also chosen to block Russian state media from running any ads on Facebook or to monetize in any way, according to NPR. Tweet may have been deleted Google has also paused Russia’s ability to profit off of content across its services. YouTube is blocking state-sponsored ads from Russian channels on its platform, and is limiting video recommendations to Russian channels while blocking them entirely in Ukraine, at the request of the Ukrainian government. On Sunday, Alphabet, Inc. also banned downloads of the RT app in Ukrainian territory at the request of the Ukrainian government, according to Reuters. New users in Ukraine will not be able to download the Russian-owned media outlet’s app, while existing users may still be able to access it but won’t receive any new updates. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine Ukrainians turned to encrypted messaging app Signal as Russians invaded Meta sets up special team to deal with rampant misinformation around Ukraine Ukraine’s official Twitter account: Kick Russia off the platform Twitter’s telling Ukrainians how to lock down their accounts On Twitter, state-controlled ads have been banned since 2019, though state-sponsored media organizations like RT have accounts there. But in response to the conflict, the platform is temporarily pausing all ads in Ukraine and Russia regardless of the source, stating that it wants to “ensure critical public safety information is elevated and ads don’t detract from it.” Twitter is also being restricted in Russia according to usage metrics from internet watchdog group NetBlocks. When Mashable asked Twitter about the block, a spokesperson pointed us to a tweet stating the company’s belief in “free and open access to the internet,” but otherwise had no comment. Tweet may have been deleted All three major platforms continue to monitor the situation in Eastern Europe and seemingly plan on taking action against any rule-violating activities. Twitter has also taken additional actions to increase security and protect the accounts of high profile journalists, activists, and government officials. According to NPR, Meta has created a special operations center to keep tabs on Russia’s activity on its platforms, and YouTube has already “taken down hundreds of channels and thousands of videos in recent days for violating its policies, including rules against ‘coordinated deceptive practices.'” Online fundraising for Ukraine is active, and thriving via crypto On Feb. 26, Ukraine’s official Twitter account said it would be accepting donations in the form of cryptocurrency. To date, more than $9.9 million has been raised in crypto for Ukraine, according to The Verge. Tweet may have been deleted The country is officially accepting donations via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether, while decentralized autonomous organizations have formed and can accept other forms of crypto donations as well. According to The Verge, Tether is supposed to pegged to the US dollar, but has been in such high demand that it is now trading above the dollar at $1.10. People in Ukraine have also reported that their Ukrainian credit cards have stopped working, and that crypto has become the most feasible fallback. Tweet may have been deleted Major crypto community players have expressed their support for Ukraine, including Russian-born creator of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin tweeting that the “invasion was a crime against Ukrainian and Russian people.” Nadya Tolokonnikova, a member of the Russian performance art group Pussy Riot, also created UkraineDAO to raise funds, and a collaboration of NFT and web3 artists created RELI3F to act as another hub for crypto donations to Ukraine. In contrast, Russia has pushed for a total ban on cryptocurrency and continues a “head-in-the-clouds” approach to talking about the conflict on its own official Twitter account. Given that, it’s unlikely Russia will be soliciting a similar amount of donations via crypto any time soon. Ukrainian and Russian civilians have found ways to communicate Telegram is the most popular messenger in Ukraine, and while many believe it to be protected, rival app Signal’s founder Moxie Marlinspike tweeted a thread explaining Telegram’s cloud-based nature, detailing the possible threat from Russia. Tweet may have been deleted While this doesn’t guarantee a mass Ukrainian exodus from the potentially jeopardized app, the thread brings awareness to alternatives, as well as a feature within Telegram called “secret messages,” that would provide more privacy and security for those who remain on the service. Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare also saw a massive spike in Signal usage just after midnight on Feb. 24, approximately the same time that the Russian invasion began. Signal’s messaging services promise end to end encryption, and is generally agreed upon by cybersecurity experts to be the most secure private messaging app. To prepare for potential internet outages, many are also working to get around online censorship in Ukraine or Russia. Yev Muchnik, a Ukraine-born lawyer who’s lived in the U.S. since 1988, told The Verge that he has been working with developers from PieFi and Ukraine United DAO to combat any attacks on internet access. Their goal is to “create peer-to-peer mesh networks to preserve internet connectivity, even if centralized internet service providers go down.” Privacy-preserving internet browsing service Tor also tweeted out an extensive thread detailing how private citizens can protect themselves against surveillance and censorship. Tweet may have been deleted On-the-ground info continues to spread online, albeit with misinfo concerns As people across the internet continue to seek out information, other social platforms like TikTok have offered a view of what is actually happening on the ground in Ukraine. Even before the official invasion in the early hours of Feb. 24, TikTok videos had been showing Russian military weapons and vehicles en route to Ukrainian borders, alerting military analysts and civilians alike to the upcoming threat. As the invasion began in earnest, more social posts have cropped up purporting to highlight the true day-to-day life in Ukraine and Russia right now. Independent Russian journalist Ilya Varlamov has used Instagram to document photos and videos of his account of Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Russian TikTokker Niki Proshin posted a video showing an anti-war protest in Russia. According to The Guardian, Ukrainian influencer Anna Prytula’s Instagram showed footage of missiles attacking in Ukraine. But even as Ukrainian and Russian residents are publishing real-time, truthful videos, fake war pages and accounts on platforms like Instagram and TikTok have also taken the opportunity to reel in views and followers. SEE ALSO: ‘sNL’ opened on a solemn note with a moving Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York performance Instagram has taken action by removing scam war pages for violating its community guidelines regarding inauthentic behavior, while TikTok told Business Insider, “We continue to closely monitor the situation, with increased resources to respond to emerging trends and remove violative content, including harmful misinformation and promotion of violence. We also partner with independent fact-checking organizations to further aid our efforts to help TikTok remain a safe and authentic place.” While the platforms are presumably working to take down blatant misinformation, journalists like those at CNN are also actively fact-checking viral videos in order to ensure that any first person accounts from Russian military action is accurate. (https://mashable.com/article/russia-ukraine-social-media)

Video Shows Fort Lauderdale Hotel Brawl That Ended in Employee’s Arrest

An attorney says a Fort Lauderdale hotel employee who was arrested after video showed him brawling with a guest was just trying to defend himself. The incident happened back in January at the Best Western on Seabreeze Boulevard. Activist and attorney Benjamin Crump over the weekend tweeted surveillance footage from the hotel that shows 28-year-old Raymond Rachal working at the desk in the lobby when a man walks up to him, pushing past a stanchion. A HOTEL BRAWL IN FORT LAUDERDALE IS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. A GUEST AND AN EMPLOYEE SEEN THROWING PUNCHES IN THE LOBBY. TONIGHT THAT EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ARRESTED IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE CHARGES AND SAYS HE AGAINST THE CHARGES AND SAYS HE WAS JUST DEFENDING HIMSELF. NBC 6 REPORTER CRISTIAN BENAVIDES IS LIVE FROM FORT LAUDERDALE WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT LAUDERDALE WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED. Reporter: RIGHT. WELL, ALL OF THIS WENT DOWN BACK IN JANUARY. AND ACCORDING TO CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP, IT STEMS FROM A HOTEL GUEST DIRECTING RACIAL SLURS AT A HOTEL CLERK, AND ALL OF IT WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO. Reporter: THE VIDEO SHOWS A FIGHT BETWEEN A HOTEL CLERK AND A HOTEL GUEST. IT HAPPENED BACK IN JANUARY AT IT HAPPENED BACK IN JANUARY AT THIS BEST WESTERN ON A-1A IN FORT LAUDERDALE. THE GUEST APPROACHES THE CLERK, AND THAT u2019S WHEN A PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION BREAKS OUT. AT ONE POINT THE CLERK, WHO u2019S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS RAYMOND RACHAL, PUTS THE HOTEL GUEST IN A HEADLOCK. A BYSTANDER TRIES TO BREAK UP A BYSTANDER TRIES TO BREAK UP THE FIGHT BUT TO NO AVAIL. NOW TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN POLICE ARRIVE ON SCENE. YOU SEE RACHAL HOLDING DOWN THE YOU SEE RACHAL HOLDING DOWN THE HOTEL GUEST, AND THERE u2019S A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN RACHAL AND ONE OF THE RESPONDING OFFICERS. THAT OFFICER BEGINS TO PUSH RACHAL AND THEN ALONG WITH A SECOND OFFICER THEY BEGIN TO PLACE HIM IN HANDCUFFS. THE OFFICER WROTE IN A PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT, I ORDERED THE DEFENDANT TO GET OFF THE MALE AND TO BACK UP. AND TO BACK UP. THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH MY ORDER. THAT DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS NOT SITTING WELL WITH SOME, SITTING WELL WITH SOME, INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP, WHO TWEETED, HOTEL EMPLOYEE RAYMOND RACHAL TRIED TO EXERCISE HIS RIGHT TO CANCEL A WHITE HOTEL GUEST u2019S STAY FOR SPEWING RACIAL SLURS AT HIM. BUT FORT LAUDERDALE POLICE OFFICERS ALLOWED THE MAN TO STAY, AND RACHAL WAS ATTACKED, STAY, AND RACHAL WAS ATTACKED, ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR DEFENDING HIMSELF. EARLIER TODAY NBC 6 SPOKE TO THE MANAGER OF THE HOTEL. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO COMMENT. ALL CHARGES AGAINST RACHAL WERE EVENTUALLY DROPPED. AND THE FORT LAUDERDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THEY u2019RE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THEY u2019RE CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION.”,”video_id”:”2017231427580_276″,”video_length”:”132366″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:”i53TaQH4MIuP”,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:”AdrmReI0s82e”,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:”My9SPqL57eg3″,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_2017231427580″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Fight Between Hotel Worker, Guest Caught on Camera” data-vidcid=”1:10:2723938″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/fight-between-hotel-worker-guest-caught-on-camera/2723938/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local” ” data-tagnames=” “206”:”Broward County”,”19167″:”Caught on Camera”,”59″:”Fort Lauderdale” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” The two immediately start to scuffle as punches are thrown and they fall to the ground. Rachal eventually put the man in a headlock and held him for several minutes until police officers arrived. The video shows the officers immediately approach Rachal, pushing him before taking him into custody. Rachal was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer with violence. In an arrest report, the officer who responded wrote that he found Rachal on top of the other man who was in a headlock and had a large pool of blood beneath him and on his face. The officer wrote that he ordered Rachal to get off the man and back up, but when Rachal wouldn’t comply, the officer pushed him back and away from the other man. I ordered the defendant several times to back up, which he failed to do, and pushed him back several more times as well, the officer wrote in the report. The defendant then with his arms pushed me back. I then attempted to place the defendants’ arms behind his back, when he tensed up his arms and upper body and was holding his arms in front of him, resisting officers’ efforts to handcuff him. Rachal was eventually placed in handcuffs and booked into jail. In his tweet, Crump said Rachal tried to exercise his RIGHT to cancel a white hotel guest’s stay for spewing racial slurs at him, but Ft. Lauderdale PD officers allowed the man to STAY & Rachal was attacked, arrested & charged for defending himself. It was unclear whether Crump is Rachal’s attorney or how Crump obtained the video. Fort Lauderdale Police officials released a statement Monday that said their Office of Internal Affairs is reviewing the incident. The manager of the hotel said they had no comment. Rachal no longer works there. Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC 6 South Florida app for iOS or Android and pick your alerts. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/video-shows-fort-lauderdale-hotel-brawl-that-ended-in-employees-arrest/2723734/)

Michigan Official Calls Video of Officer Shooting Patrick Lyoya ‘Painful to Watch’

A Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser pulled out his gun and fatally shot him in the head while the 26-year-old was face down on the ground, according to videos of the April 4 confrontation released Wednesday. Patrick Lyoya was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop over a miss-matched license plate that was registered to another vehicle. During a news conference Wednesday, Police Chief Eric Winstrom released a 20-minute video of the circumstances leading up to the shooting. It included footage from the officer’s body camera, dashboard camera, a cellphone and a home surveillance system. I view it as a tragedy, said Winstrom, a former high-ranking Chicago police commander who became chief in March. It was a progression of sadness for me. Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Grand Rapids Police Department following the release of the videos with some cursing and shouting from behind barricades. The group demanded that officials make public the name of the officer in the shooting. Some businesses cut their hours short Wednesday, closing early. Some boarded up windows. But the demonstration remained non-violent with protesters demanding justice for Lyoya and other Black lives lost in shootings involving police. Winstrom last week said he met Lyoya’s father, Peter Lyoya, and that they both cried. I get it as a father. It’s just heart-wrenching, the chief told WOOD-TV. Footage from the officer’s cruiser showed a car being pulled over and Lyoya immediately exiting the vehicle as the officer shouts for him to stay in the car. The two appear to chat briefly before Lyoya starts to walk away. As the officer grabs him by the arm, Lyoya tries to run and a struggle ensues on the front lawn of two homes in a Grand Rapids neighborhood. Body camera footage shows the officer using a Taser on Lyoya and then repeatedly demanding that Lyoya let go and drop the Taser. The officer’s body-worn camera turns off during the scuffle, which occurred out of view of the dashboard camera. But it was cellphone video taken by a passenger in the car that captured the moment the officer removed his gun from his holster and shot Lyoya in the back of the head in what the victim’s family described as execution style. City Manager Mark Washington called the video painful to watch and warned that the footage would lead to expressions of shock, of anger and of pain. He lamented Wednesday that Grand Rapids joined other cities across the country where another Black man was killed due to a law enforcement officer’s use of lethal force. I offer my sincere condolences to the family of Patrick Lyoya, who’s grieving the death of a son, a father and a brother, Washington said. The officer, who is white and has been with the department since 2015, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Michigan State Police. Winstrom said Wednesday the department will not name the officer until he is charged with a crime. We don’t name suspects. If the officer is charged with a crime we will name him at that time, he added. Hundreds of demonstrators had joined Lyoya’s family outside the Grand Rapids Police Department over the weekend, demanding the release of the videos and calling for transparency after Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker urged police not to release any evidence, including video, until the investigation is complete. There are still many questions which remain unanswered, Becker wrote in a press release. As is our policy with any ongoing investigation, we do not release any material for public consumption. Winstrom pledged to release the videos anyways by Friday, April 15. Ahead of Wednesday’s press conference, the family asked the community not to protest after the footage is released, according to NBC affiliate WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids. No protests at this time, the family told the outlet. We don’t want violence out there. We want to avoid any violence. The family is being represented by civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who has also represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. Lyoya and his family immigrated to the U.S. in 2014 from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He leaves behind two children, a 2-year-old and a 3-month-old. Kent County’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Stephen Cohle, said he completed the autopsy on the day of Lyoya’s death, but that toxicology results haven’t been completed. He said the full report would not be released until state police complete an investigation. This is the standard operating procedure, Cohle said. The Associated Press and NBC’s Danielle Abreu and Chatwan Mongkol contributed to this report. (https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/michigan-police-to-release-videos-of-fatal-police-shooting-of-patrick-lyoya/2939595/)

Family Continues Search for Fallbrook Grandmother Missing for Nearly Five Months

About two dozen volunteers braved Santa Margarita Preserve’s wilderness in a renewed effort to find an 84-year-old Fallbrook grandmother who has been missing for nearly five months. It’s been awful, it’s been hell, heartbreaking, said Dorene Swart, Elena Roy’s granddaughter. We don’t know where she is, we haven’t heard anything, we need to find out what happened to her. Elena Roy was last seen by her husband Chris Cataldo leaving her home on the afternoon of Nov. 3. Cataldo told NBC 7, the two argued about the placement of a picture frame before she stormed out of the house and didn’t come back We want to keep looking for her, we’re not going to give up, said Swart. The family has held several searches throughout Fallbrook since Roy’s disappearance and now the Fowler-O’Sullivan Foundation is looking to help intensify those efforts. It means so much that people are taking time out of their lives, out of their day to come and support our family, said Swart. AN 84-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM FALLBROOK WHO WENT MISSING TWO FALLBROOK WHO WENT MISSING TWO WEEKS AGO HAS STILL NOT BEEN FOUND. AT 6:00, ELENA ROY u2019S FAMILY TELLS US SHE SUFFERS FROM AN UNDIAGNOSED CASE OF DEMENTIA AND THEY ARE DESPERATE TO FIND HER. Reporter: ALAYNA ROY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING HER 84th HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING HER 84th BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK FOR ME BUT SEARCH CREWS ARE REACHING A SECOND WEEK SINCE THE LAST TIME SHE WAS SEEN. WE ALWAYS CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY, ALWAYS. Reporter: SHERIFF u2019S DEPUTIES SAY ROY WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING HER HOME IN THE 900 BLOCK OF WOODCREEK WORLD IN FALLBROOK ON MONDAY. MONDAY. HER HUSBAND TOLD NBC 7 ROY HAS HER HUSBAND TOLD NBC 7 ROY HAS EARLY ONSET DEMENTIA AND THE TWO ARGUED ON NOVEMBER 3rd ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF A PICTURE FRAME. HE SAID SHE THEN STORMED OUT OF HE SAID SHE THEN STORMED OUT OF THE HOUSE AROUND 1:30 P.M. WHEN SHE DID NOT RETURN HOURS LATER, HE SAID HE CALLED POLICE TO REPORT HER MISSING AND NOTIFIED HER FAMILY. I GOT UP OUT OF BED, GOT DRESSED AND WENT TO HIS HOUSE. Reporter: SINCE THEN, HER FAMILY, ALONG WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE ORGANIZED MULTIPLE SEARCHES TO TRY AND FIND THE MISSING WOMAN. FIND THE MISSING WOMAN. WE JUST WANT ANYONE TO HELP US. IF SHE GOT IN A CAR, SHE HAS LIVED SO MANY PLACES. SHE LIVED ALL OVER NORTH COUNTY, MAYBE HER DEMENTIA IS TAKING HER BACK. Reporter: HER FAMILY SAYS THEY DON u2019T BELIEVE ROY COULD HAVE WALKED TOO FAR ON HER OWN DUE TO HER MEDICAL CONDITION. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AND SHE KIND OF WALKS WITH A LIMP. WITH A LIMP. WOOD SHE IS 5 u20194 ” AND HER WOOD SHE IS 5 u20194 ” AND HER HUSBAND SAYS SHE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A LIGHT TRICOLORED SWEATER THE DAY SHE LEFT HOME, THE SAME SWEATER SHE IS SEEN WEARING ON THE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM A DAY BEFORE HER DISAPPEARANCE. THIS IS THE LAST PLACE SHE WAS ACTUALLY VERIFIED AS SEEN, THIS IS HER AND THIS IS HER THIS IS HER AND THIS IS HER HUSBAND WALKING IN FRONT OF HUSBAND WALKING IN FRONT OF HER. Reporter: HER FAMILY DESPERATE TO FIND HER IS NOW PLANNING ANOTHER SEARCH FOR SATURDAY, HOPING MORE PEOPLE WILL JOIN. IT HAS BEEN WAY TOO LONG AND WE ARE BEGGING IF ANYONE HAS PICKED HER UP, PLEASE CONTACT THE AUTHORITIES. Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO THE SHERIFF u2019S DEPARTMENT FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CASE, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE ONE FOR US AT THIS TIME. 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About a year and a half ago, I think, she was found wandering around in this area, said Swart. So we thought she may have ended up back here. Unfortunately, the search was fruitless. Still, the family isn’t giving up hope that one day they’ll find her. We have no closure, this mourning is ongoing, said Swart. There’s no closure because we don’t know what happened. We don’t know where she is if she’s alive if she’s diseased. It just makes you sick. The San Diego Sheriff’s Department is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information that could lead to Elena Roy’s whereabouts. (https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/family-continues-search-for-missing-fallbrook-grandmother/2905226/)

Jury Weighs Whether Men Murdered Marine in Gaslamp

Jurors began deliberating Friday in the trial of two men charged with murder in the 2017 stabbing death of a Camp Pendleton Marine in the Gaslamp Quarter. Jose Oscar Esqueda, 41, and Jeff Shai Holliday, 28, are accused in the killing of Ryan Harris, as well as the wounding of another Marine, Andrew Haulman, who was stabbed twice during a downtown brawl. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEATH OF A CAMP PENDLETON MARINE IN THE GAS LAMP. TWO MEN ARE UNDER ARREST TONIGHT ACCUSED OF STABBING 21-YEAR-OLD RYAN HARRIS TO DEATH WHEN A FIGHT BROKE OUT. NBC 7 u2019S ALEX PRESHA JOINS US WITH MORE ON THE ARREST AND WHAT RYAN u2019S WIDOW IS SAYING ABOUT HER SLAIN HUSBAND TONIGHT. ALEX? BRIDGET, GOOD EVENING. YOU COULD IMAGINE AMBER, THIS MAN u2019S WIDOW IS REALLY TORN UP ABOUT THIS. THE FAMILY HAD JUST FINISHED THE HOLIDAYS, GETTING READY FOR THE NEW YEAR. NOW THEY u2019RE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. WIDOW AMBER HARRIS FOUGHT BACK TEARS TALKING TO US. THE NEWS IS STILL SINKING IN THAT HER HUSBAND, 21-YEAR-OLD MARINE RYAN HARRIS, IS GONE. I MEAN NOBODY WANTS TO BELIEVE IT. Reporter: THE TWO HAD BEEN MARRIED JUST MONTHS AGO. AMBER DESCRIBES HIM AS CHARMING, AS ACTUALLY HOW HE CONVINCED HER TO GO OUT WITH HIM. HE WASN u2019T EVEN MY TYPE, AND I TOLD HIM THAT. AND HE WAS LIKE, NO, YOU u2019LL LIKE ME. I REALLY THINK YOU u2019LL LIKE ME. THEN AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE HUNG OUT, WE WERE TOGETHER, AND IT WAS A WRAP. THEN I WAS LIKE, YEAH, YOU u2019RE ALL RIGHT, I GUESS. Reporter: RYAN WAS STABBED DURING A FIGHT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE GASLAMP QUARTER. SAN DIEGO POLICE SAY WHEN THEY GOT TO THE SCENE, HE HAD WOUNDS TO HIS CHEST AND HE DIED THERE THAT NIGHT. SUNDAY, A MEMORIAL MARKS THE GROUND AS POLICE ARE SAYING THEY u2019VE MADE ARRESTS. 30-YEAR-OLD JOSE OSCAR ES KAY DA AND JEFF SHY HOLIDAY. WHEN THEY FIRST CALLED ME, I WAS LIKE REALLY, REALLY RELIEVED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS TO SOMEBODY YOU LOVE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU SIT BACK AND YOU THINK, WELL, YOU KNOW, IS THIS PERSON GOING TO GET AWAY WITH IT OR NOT. Reporter: SHE SAYS THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DESCRIBE RYAN. HE HAD AN INFECTIOUS LAUGH. HE WAS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNED TO THE FIRST MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP AT CAMP PENDLETON. HE LOVED BASEBALL. BUT SHE REFUSES TO CALL HIM A VICTIM. YOU KNOW, IT u2019S JUST NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM HERE. YEAH. BOTH FACE CHARGES OF MURDER”,”video_id”:”1127132227503_113″,”video_length”:”134568″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:””,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Widow of Slain Marine Remembers Husband” data-vidcid=”1:13:31492″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcsandiego.com/videos/widow-of-slain-marine-remembers-husband_san-diego/31492/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “11764”:”On Air”,”18052″:”As Seen On”,”681115″:”Videos” ” data-tagnames=” “721158”:”Gaslamp Quarter” ” data-customdata=” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” Harris was a 21-year-old Northern California native assigned to Camp Pendleton. Military officials said Harris was assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group. Esqueda is accused of stabbing both victims, while Holliday is accused of sucker punching a different Marine, which prosecutors allege sparked the fatal melee. The men are being tried by dual jury panels, each of which are assigned to decide a single defendant’s fate. Deputy District Attorney Christopher Lawson told jurors the defendants were wandering the Gaslamp around 1 a.m. Dec 29, 2017, looking for victims, a pattern he said was exhibited in a pair of would-be robberies the men took part in earlier in the year. The prosecutor alleged the men cased the downtown area for a potential victim before settling on Christopher De Herrera, who was by himself at the corner of Island and Sixth avenues. As seen on surveillance footage, Esqueda and De Herrera exchanged words, after which Holliday punched De Herrera in the head from behind. Four of De Herrera’s fellow Marines witnessed the altercation and ran over to intervene, leading to the stabbings of Harris and Haulman. Defense attorneys allege the fight was sparked by De Herrera asking Esqueda, Where you from?, a common gang challenge that typically precedes violence. Esqueda’s attorney, Zaki Zahawi, said the statement was taken as a serious threat of potential violence, though Lawson alleged the evidence did not show that De Herrera actually said the words, nor that they would justify the fight that followed. Once the other Marines joined the fray, Zahawi said, Esqueda tried to run, but was grabbed by Haulman, who began throwing punches. The attorney said Esqueda then used the knife to lawfully defend himself. Harris was stabbed in the throat, while Haulman suffered wounds to his chest and back. Along with the fatal stabbing, the men are charged with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in two separate incidents that occurred in Pacific Beach and Chula Vista earlier that year. The pair are accused of stealing a bicycle from a couple in Pacific Beach on April 15 and accosting shoppers on April 29 at the Chula Vista mall. Lawson alleged their behavior in those incidents mirrored their prowling of the Gaslamp Quarter in December, though Zawahi and Holliday’s attorney, Abram Genser, said there was no evidence to suggest the men were on the hunt for victims while they were walking around downtown. His grandpa said that he was the all-American kid, and I do believe that because you know he was everybody’s friend and played baseball and he loved sports, Harris’ widow, Amber Harris, told NBC 7 in December 2017. It’s just not going to be the same without him. The couple had only been married for a few months when he was killed. The City News Service contributed to this report Ed. (https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/jury-weighs-whether-men-murdered-marine-in-gaslamp/2899084/)

Plane Backfired Before Pembroke Pines Crash That Killed Child on the Ground

A small plane sputtered and backfired even before it taxied to a takeoff that ended tragically when it slammed into an SUV, killing both men aboard the aircraft and a 4-year-old boy in the vehicle, a preliminary report released Tuesday shows. The National Transportation Safety Board report does not say what caused the March 15 crash, which happened moments after the single-engine Beech B36TC took off on a training flight from North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines. The crash killed Yaacov Nahom, 63; Grant Hustad, 71; and young Taylor Bishop, who was riding in the SUV with his mother. Nahom and Hustad were both pilots and officials have not said which man was flying the plane. Taylor’s mother survived. A witness at the airport told investigators that before heading to the taxiway, the plane’s engine was sputtering like a rough idle and it backfired when the pilot revved the propeller. He said the pilot repeatedly took the engine from low to high power, doing it faster than pilots typically do before taxiing to takeoff. A pilot on the ground who witnessed the takeoff told investigators the airplane appeared slow and had a very low climb. He looked away, but then he heard the engine shut down. When he looked back, the plane was about 200 feet past the runway and lower than 300 feet in the air. He said the plane still had its nose up when it began a right turn. The plane quickly stalled, plummeting toward the ground. No distress calls from the pilots were received. Asecurity camera video shows the plane slicing through the roof of the SUV at a steep angle before slamming into the ground and exploding. MAN, IT u2019S HARD TO WATCH. A RING CAMERA ROLLING THE MOMENT A PLANE CRASHES INTO A PEMBROKE PINES NEIGHBORHOOD. PEOPLE WHO HIFLIVE THERE SAY IT u2019 SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN. CAROLINA YA. GOOD MORNING. THAT FIERY CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING. THERE IS STILL WRECKAGE ON SCENE THIS MORNING. THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD ON THAT PLANE DIED AND A MOTHER AND CHILD WERE INJURED. SOME OF THE MOMENTS WERE CAPTURED ON VIDEO. AND WE WANT TO WARN YOU THAT THIS VIDEO MAY BE DISTURBING. SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWS FROM A NEARBY HOME THE MOMENT THE SMALL PLANE CAME DOWN WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SMALL PLANE HIT THE BACK OF A MOVING CAR. IT SLIDES AND SPINS ON TO THE PAVEMENT AND TWRARD THE GATE BEFORE BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THIS NEAR THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT ALONG SOUTHWEST 72nd AVENUE AND 13th STREET. ACCORDING TO RECORDED TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE LIVE ATC.NET, THE TAIL NUMBER OF THAT ATC.NET, THE TAIL NUMBER OF THAT PLANE IS N236B AND THE SINGLE ENGINE BEACH CRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER 3:00 P.M. ON MONDAY. WE SPOKE TO A NEARBY NEIGHBOR WHO SAID HE CALLED 911 WHEN HE SAW THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN. ALL I SEE IS BLACK SMOKE AND A HUGE FIRE AT THE FENCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT u2019S STILL SHOCKING HOW THEY HAVEN u2019T FIXED WHAT u2019S GOING ON. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ALL THESE AIRPLANES TO COME AND CRASH DOWN.’s ARES CUE CREWS REMOVED A MOTHER AND CHILD WHO WERE PINNED IN A CAR. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION. WE ARE WORKING ON CONFIRMING THAT INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH THAT INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD. WITH HIM HAVE MORE INFORMATION”,”video_id”:”1873961027804_883″,”video_length”:”140574″,”video_provider”:”mpx”,”short_video_excerpt”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_low”:””,”pid_streaming_web_mobile_low”:””,”mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard”:””,”pid_streaming_mobile_standard”:””,”alleypack_schedule_unpublish”:””,”feed_remote_id”:”mpx_1873961027804″,”feed_thumbnail_url”:”” ” data-livestream=”false” data-title=”Latest Deadly Plane Crash Investigated in Pembroke Pines” data-vidcid=”1:10:2406308″ data-vidurl=”https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/latest-deadly-plane-crash-investigated-in-pembroke-pines/2406308/” data-islead=”false” data-catnames=” “5856”:”On Air”,”5857″:”As Seen On”,”445300″:”News”,”248″:”Local”,”55249″:”News You Should Know”,”302″:”U.S. World” ” data-tagnames=” “1639”:”Broward”,”206″:”Broward County”,”2218″:”Miami-Dade”,”468802″:”News You Should Know”,”7287″:”North Perry Airport”,”19195″:”Pembroke Pines” ” data-customdata=” “ContentPartner”:”None”,”Source”:”WEBFM”,”SyndicationAllowed”:”true”,”mSNVideoCategories”:”MSN Video v4 Connector-most watched news”,”mSNVideoContentSupplierID”:”NBC_Local”,”mSNVideoCountry”:”us”,”subtitle”:”nosubtitle”,”uploadedByTeam”:”1″,”youtubeChannel”:”None” ” data-autoplay=”false” data-cplay=”true” John Cox, a former airline pilot, said the airplane’s sputtering and backfiring before takeoff could indicate there were problems with the engine’s spark plugs and the pilot was trying to clean them when he revved the propeller. He said the NTSB will inspect the engine for problems and examine why the pilots didn’t scrub the flight. Cox, the president of Safety Operating Systems, an aviation consulting firm, said the pilot also appears to have erred after the engine failed when he kept the plane’s nose pitched upward. That caused the plane to stall and drop uncontrollably into the street and SUV. He said if the pilot had dropped the nose, the plane would have glided and he could have at least kept control as it came to the ground. NTSB investigations often take a year or more to complete. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/plane-backfired-before-crash-that-killed-child-on-the-ground/2422583/)

Restaurateur Offers Reward for Stolen Shipping Container With $200k in Valuable Items

A restaurateur is offering a hefty reward after a shipping container filled with $200,000 worth of items for a new eatery was stolen from a warehouse in Miami over the weekend. Kevin Aoki, the CEO of AOKI Group Restaurant Management and founder of Doraku Sushi, told NBC 6 the shipping container was stolen from his warehouse at 2081 NW 7th Ave. at about 11:55 p.m. Saturday. I can’t tell you the feeling that I have that when that happened, Aoki said. Aoki says the shipping container was packed with restaurant equipment, motorcycles, and Japanese relics, carrying a combined value of more than $200,000. We’re opening a new restaurant and we have all the back-to-the-house items like restaurant supplies, equipment, all the stainless steel tables, he said. Aoki says the shipping container was bound for Hawaii, where he is opening a new restaurant. The most important thing that I have in there is all the decorative items, he said. Yesterday, my office manager came into the office and she calls me up, she’s like, the container’s missing. They then called the trucking company, and the company knew nothing about the shipping container being picked up. They searched surveillance video and saw what looks like a red semi-truck pulling up to the container, and driving away with it moments later. The cameras also caught a glimpse of a possible suspect. Surveillance image of possible suspect Called the police immediately and rallied my neighbors together because they have video footage as well outside that area, he said. Aoki’s brother is Grammy-nominated DJ Steve Aoki. Their father was Rocky Aoki, founder of Benihana, the Japanese steakhouse chain. Kevin is now following in the footsteps of his father, who died in 2008. He owns restaurants in Miami, Las Vegas and Hawaii. All the decorative items in the restaurant are items that my father has given me. Things like stone artifacts, statues, things that we’ve collected along our journey through Japan, he said. 400034 10: Kevin Aoki, Joel Schwartz and Rocky Aoki pose for a photograph January 23, 2002 at the debut of the Sushi Doraku restaurant that they co-own in South Beach, Florida. The new sushi concept restaurant created by the Benihana corp. offers customers sushi, sake and music. He spent days packing the container for the new biker-themed Japanese restaurant in Hawaii. My thought was to build like a Japanese biker bar, you know, themed restaurant where I have Japanese bikes, bike parts and old Japanese relics, things that my dad gave me, old sake barrels that I could put on the wall. Those are all gone, he said. Aoki is now offering a $25,000 dollar reward for information that can reunite the goods inside the container. He says the award offer even stands for the person responsible. I lost my dad, and I wish I can keep some items that my father has given me, he said. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/restaurateur-offers-reward-for-stolen-shipping-container-with-200k-in-valuable-items/2714544/)

2 Arrested in Killing of Man, 73, at ATM in Falls Church

A man and a juvenile were arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man last fall at an ATM in Falls Church, Virginia, police announced. The shooter, who was 16 at the time, is in custody in Baltimore County on unrelated charges, police said. His driver, 19-year-old Timothy Kashaun Bradshaw Robinson, who was 18 at the time, was arrested Friday. Both are charged with murder. Nelson Alexander Sr. died three days after he was shot the morning of Oct. 20 at a bank ATM in the 2900 block of Annandale Road. He had stopped at the ATM at about 5:20 a.m. on his way to work, police said. A cyclist found him wounded nearly an hour later. Crime and Courts Oct 23, 2021 Man, 73, Dies After Shooting at ATM in Falls Church: Police Fairfax County Oct 29, 2021 3 Men Sought After Killing of Man, 73, at Falls Church ATM The shooter tried to rob Alexander and then shot him in a heinous, disgusting act, Police Chief Kevin Davis previously said. Alexander was a loving, family-oriented man and involved member of his church who sang in the choir, his loved ones said. Police previously said they were seeking three young men in connection to the shooting. Surveillance footage from a bus showed the men talking and laughing in the hours before Alexander was shot. The video on the bus was from about 1:20 a.m. Police believed the men committed other crimes and then encountered Alexander at the ATM. Police believed at least one of the men stole a Nissan Murano from the 5200 block of Dover Place in Alexandria and later abandoned it near the bank. Police said only two of the people in the video were involved with Alexander’s shooting hours later. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story. (https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/2-arrested-in-killing-of-man-73-at-atm-in-falls-church/3021960/)

Authorities Continue to Investigate Homicide, Police Shooting in Downtown San Jose

San Jose police on Monday continued to investigate two shootings that happened less than an hour apart early Sunday morning in the same area of downtown. One of the shootings was a homicide that occurred on the edge of the San Jose State University campus. The other was a police shooting at the nearby La Victoria Taqueria. Police said they don’t believe that the two shootings are related. Cell phone footage caught the moment six San Jose police officers some with guns drawn approached the front door of the taqueria on San Carlos Street to investigate reports of a man with a gun. As the officers are walking up to the restaurant, a man walks out and an officer fires, striking the man. One of the subjects pointed a gun at another person involved, San Jose police Sgt. Christian Camarillo said. One of the arriving officers fired his handgun, struck the suspect at least one time. Police said the man survived and was later taken to a local hospital. San Jose 23 hours ago Gilroy Man Dies After Motorcycle Hits Truck in San Jose San Jose Mar 27 Police Investigate 2 Separate Shootings in San Jose The front door of the taqueria, which frequently draws crowds as bars close, was shattered by gunfire. The owner said he has 24 surveillance cameras in his restaurant and has turned the video over to police. He said he thinks the incident began when two groups got into a fight. Police did not provide any other information about the shooting, except to say they’re still investigating. Police said just minutes before the police shooting, officers had responded to a homicide around the corner on South Fourth Street. When officers arrived, they found a male suffering from at least one gunshot wound, Camarillo said. Police are still looking for a suspect, who they say took off running onto the San Jose State campus. (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/uthorities-continue-to-investigate-homicide-police-shooting-in-downtown-san-jose/2849054/)

‘Turn Yourself in’: Fort Lauderdale Barber Survives Shooting Outside Shop

Police are searching for a gunman who was captured on video running from the scene after he allegedly shot a barber outside of his shop in Fort Lauderdale. The shooting happened the night of Jan. 4 in the 3200 block of West Broward Boulevard. The victim, Kevin Williamson, said he’s grateful to be alive after being shot in the chest and the hand. This finger just came off completely. It was hanging by the skin, Williamson said Tuesday. Williamson said the shooting happened outside Executive Salon Barbershop, where he has been working for the past five years. He said a car came into the parking lot and almost hit his car, and when he gestured for the driver to move over, a man jumped out of the car and shot him. Surveillance footage from a nearby business showed the suspect fleeing the scene on foot. I was so surprised, I didn’t hear the shot, I didn’t know, Williamson said. I just felt the burning and the blood so the first thing that comes to mind was to apply pressure to the wound. Then I yell to the other barbers that I got shot and they called the police. Williamson has had two surgeries and had a third one coming up. He wanted to send this message to whoever shot him. Turn yourself in, he said. I’m a father of three and you almost took me away from my kids. Police are asking anyone with information on the suspect or the shooting to call them at 954-828-5914 or Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/video-shows-gunman-running-from-scene-after-shooting-man-in-fort-lauderdale-police/2714257/)

WATCH: Classic Cars Destroyed in Suspicious Fire at Chula Vista Restoration Shop

Several classic cars were destroyed overnight in a fire that’s been deemed suspicious at a restoration shop in Chula Vista. Michael Perez, owner of Mp Kustoms Auto Detailing & Auto Body, told NBC 7 he couldn’t believe what he saw when he reviewed surveillance. Footage captured a man in all black breaking the windows to four classic cars and possibly pouring an accelerant, then lighting them on fire. It’s really bad. It’s really bad, Perez said. The Impala, the Monte Carlo they’re rare cars and you can’t really find pieces for them. Perez added that he’s having trouble understanding the man’s actions in the video. My mind spins because we’ve never had any issues with anybody, he said. We’ve never had any conflicts. We’re just hard workers and we work honest for what we do. Authorities said the blaze happened sometime before 4 a.m. outside the shop on Main Street. The vehicles, which were from the 70s and 80s, sustained damage that exceeded $100,000. Although thankful his shop has insurance, Perez said the fire impacts more than just the business side of Mp Kustoms. The girl who was here earlier for the Monte Carlo, she’s a breast cancer survivor and the car was a comeback for her, Perez said. All she needed now is just the engine and transmission put in but now, she’s going to start from scratch. It’s the moment, the experience, the time, he explained. It’s more than just the car and money, it’s time; people put their hearts into these cars. Chula Vista firefighters have not officially declared the act an arson, but say the case remains under investigation. (https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/watch-classic-cars-destroyed-in-suspicious-fire-at-chula-vista-restoration-shop/2885752/)

Nurse Pleads Guilty in Fatal Fall of H.R. McMaster’s Father in Philadelphia

What to Know A former nurse at a Philadelphia senior care facility has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor neglect of a care-dependent person and tampering with records in the 2018 death of the father of former Trump national security advisor H.R. McMaster Jr. Christann Gainey pleaded guilty in a Monday court appearance that saw an involuntary manslaughter charge dropped in the death of 84-year-old Herbert R. McMaster Sr. She was sentenced to six months of house arrest and four years of probation and will be prevented from seeking to reinstate her nursing license or working in a care facility during that time. A former nurse at a Philadelphia senior care facility has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor neglect of a care-dependent person and tampering with records in the 2018 death of the father of former Trump national security advisor H.R. McMaster Jr. The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office announced Tuesday that 34-year-old Christann Gainey had pleaded guilty in a Monday court appearance to the charges related to the death of Herbert R. McMaster Sr. Gainey had initially been charged with additional counts of felony neglect and involuntary manslaughter, which were dropped as part of the plea agreement. A message left with an attorney representing Gainey was not immediately returned Tuesday. The Attorney General’s office said she was sentenced to six months under house arrest, with another four years of probation, according to court records. Gainey will also be barred from seeking reinstatement of her license or working in a care facility during that time. Prosecutors contend the 84-year-old McMaster fell and struck his head in April 2018, just days after arriving at the Cathedral Village senior living facility in Philadelphia’s Upper Roxborough neighborhood. He died hours later as the result of bleeding in his brain. Prosecutors said Gainey, who was assigned to the facility through a staffing agency and was the Licensed Practical Nurse on duty that night, was required by facility medical policy to perform neurological and vital sign checks on McMaster periodically after the fall. Gainey pleaded guilty to falsifying records to show she had done those checks. During preliminary hearings prosecutors played several hours of surveillance footage from the that night, showing Gainey was not near McMaster at the times she recorded the alleged neurological checks, including one that would have happened after he had died. The defendant has now been held accountable for her actions that led to the tragic death of Mr. McMaster, Attorney General Josh Shapiro wrote in an emailed release. We have several active and ongoing investigations into long term care facilities and nursing homes across Pennsylvania, and will hold anyone who knowingly neglects a care-dependent person in Pennsylvania accountable. Pennsylvania Health Department officials released a report in 2018 that also placed blame for the incident on administrators at the facility who investigators said had failed in their essential duties and responsibilities. The 141-page report said the fatal fall was McMaster Sr.’s fifth during a four-day stay at the Cathedral Village retirement community, where he was admitted for rehabilitation following a stroke. The report said staff failed to develop a fall prevention plan even though his medical records indicated it was required; failed to complete required neurological checks after his falls; and did not attempt to perform CPR to resuscitate McMaster when he was found unresponsive, according to facility records. It said the director of nursing and facility administrators failed to provide adequate supervision or implement interventions to prevent accidents and falls. The investigators did not name the older McMaster as the patient described in the fatality report, but the details of the incident including the date and manner of his death, his medical information and the check-in date at the facility match information provided by authorities and by an attorney for the McMaster family. (https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nurse-pleads-guilty-in-fatal-fall-of-h-r-mcmasters-father-in-philadelphia/3191673/)

Ukrainians turned to encrypted messaging app Signal as Russians invaded

Facing uncertainty, Ukrainians looked for digital security in the form of the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal. That’s according to Matthew Prince, the cofounder and CEO of Cloudflare, whose internet infrastructure company gives him unique insight into what goes on behind the internet’s scenes. In a Thursday tweet, Prince wrote that he observed Signal usage in Ukraine shooting up starting just after midnight on Feb. 24. The Russian invasion of Ukraine began at approximately the same time. “Spike in use of Signal in Ukraine in the last 24 hours,” he wrote on Feb. 24. “Smaller but significant increase in the use of Telegram as well.” Tweet may have been deleted That Ukrainians would look to Signal at a time of crisis should come as no surprise. With multiple reports detailing the cybersecurity threat Russian forces pose to Ukraine, it’s understandable that Signal, which is generally agreed upon by cybersecurity experts to be the most secure messaging app, would see increased use. We reached out to Cloudflare for more detail on the Ukrainian jump in Signal usage and to determine if it has continued as the war in Ukraine has progressed. “That’s all the data Cloudflare has on those messaging apps,” replied a company spokesperson, who noted Cloudflare is monitoring the situation in Ukraine. “This morning around 0600 UTC there was a short peak in cyberattacks against Ukrainian websites but since then cyberattack activity against these websites has been significantly lower than yesterday.” SEE ALSO: Twitter’s telling Ukrainians how to lock down their accounts Using Signal, of course, is not the only digital security step people should take to ensure that their private communications aren’t intercepted or blocked. On Friday, Tor, a free, privacy-preserving internet browsing service, shared a detailed Twitter thread explaining how people in Ukraine and Russia can get around internet censorship. “As a new war develops, journalists, activists, and human rights defenders in Ukraine and Russia can defend themselves against online surveillance and censorship by using Tor,” wrote the organization. Tweet may have been deleted While experts like the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperin constantly remind people that there’s more to cybersecurity advice than simply saying ” use Tor, use Signal ” over and over, those services do still provide real value especially, as this week’s spike in Ukrainian Signal usage suggests, in times of crisis. (https://mashable.com/article/ukraine-spike-signal-encrypted-messaging-app)

8 NYC Pedestrians Terrorized in Separate Street Attacks by Chokehold Robbers: Cops

Police are looking for two men in connection with at least eight violent robberies of pedestrians in Brooklyn over the last few months attacks that put victims in chokeholds or in fear for their lives as they came face to face with knives, cops say. The two, who have often been seen riding bicycles while committing their crimes, haven’t hit more than twice in any month since their spree started in November, but they’ve been consistent in the nature of their attacks, according to police. All of the attacks have happened in Bushwick. All have targeted unsuspecting pedestrians at night. No injuries have been reported in any of the eight cases, but the manner of the attacks themselves are enough to give any New Yorker the chills and police released footage of one of the attacks that clearly shows why. The most recent robbery was Monday, March 7, on Bleecker Street around 12:40 a.m., when cops say the two suspects approached a 35-year-old man from behind. One pushed him to the ground while the other stole his phone and wallet. The two fled the scene in separate directions, one of them on a bike and the other on foot. No injuries were reported in that case. The suspects hit another victim about a week earlier, on Monday, Feb. 28, authorities say. In that Linden Street attack around 8 p.m., the same suspects sneaked up behind a 36-year-old victim. One put him in a chokehold while the other stole his wallet, which had $300 cash in it along with credit and debit cards and identification documents. Again, the suspects fled in separate directions, one on a bike and the other on foot. No injuries were reported in that case either nor were any reported in an attack the day prior around 9:40 p.m. on Harmen Street, police say. In that case the suspects again attacked the victim this time a 56-year-old man from behind. One put him in a chokehold while the other stole his phone and wallet. Both suspects fled the scene on bikes that time. Prior to the Feb. 27 case, the suspects were linked to a similar robbery on Jan. 23 on Irving Avenue. That one happened shortly before midnight. A 32-year-old man was grabbed by the throat by one suspect while the other stole his phone and wallet. No injuries were reported. That attack came roughly a month after one on Christmas Eve. In that case, cops say the same suspects sneaked up behind a 35-year-old man on Stanhope Street around 1:20 a.m. One pulled his winter hat over his eyes while the other put him in a chokehold from behind. They then stole his wallet before fleeing west toward Saint Nicholas Avenue on bicycles. The victim wasn’t hurt. Christmas Eve was the only day in the pattern where cops say the suspects attacked twice. They hit a 36-year-old target near Saint Nicholas Avenue and Harman Street about 40 minutes earlier. In that case, the two showed a knife, then stole the victim’s backpack, which had about $1,000, a phone, headphones and other miscellaneous items. No injuries were reported in that case either. The pair hit the same intersection five days earlier, around 12:30 a.m., police say. They approached a 30-year-old victim from behind and said they had a knife, then one suspect held the victim while the other stole his headphones and wallet. The two fled the scene on foot. No injuries were reported. The first robbery in the pattern dates back to Nov. 26, when police say the same suspects sneaked up behind a 22-year-old on Hart Street around 11:20 p.m. One pushed him and held him on the ground, while the other stole his phone, headphones and wallet. It was an estimated $1,360 in property that was stolen. Police released surveillance video of the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/thieves-target-bushwick-pedestrians/3605226/)

$5,000 Reward After Man Killed in Hit-and-Run in Fort Lauderdale

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a Fort Lauderdale Street. The victim, 21-year-old Everildo Ruiz-Mendez, was killed while crossing Davie Boulevard in the 3600 block around 10:15 p.m. Sunday. Authorities said he was struck by an older model white Dodge Caravan that fled the scene. Surveillance footage released by police on Wednesday showed Ruiz-Mendez being struck by the minivan. Everildo Ruiz-Mendez was killed in a hit-and-run in Fort Lauderdale. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads police to the driver of the minivan, which police said should have front-end damage. Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC 6 South Florida app for iOS or Android and pick your alerts. (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/5000-reward-after-man-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-fort-lauderdale/2715150/)