CONSUL General of the Philippine Consulate General in New York Elmer Cato said that there were no Filipinos hurt in the latest mass shooting in a subway in New York City, United States of America.
In a tweet, Cato cited a report from the New York City Police Department.
“The New York City Police Department has just informed @PHinNewYork that there are no Filipinos among the at least 29 people who were reported injured in the mass shooting on the N train in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning,” Cato said.
Police in New York City have arrested the suspect – Frank James, 62, is alleged to have donned a construction worker’s helmet, vest and a gas mask before throwing smoke grenades and opening fire.
A massive 30-hour manhunt was launched in the wake of the attack.
Mr James was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan after police received a tip-off, they said.
“My fellow New Yorkers: we got him,” Mayor Eric Adams said via video during a news conference.
Officials said Mr James was the sole suspect in the shooting at Brooklyn’s 36th Street station on Tuesday morning, in which 23 people were wounded, 10 of them from gunfire. The attack renewed calls to address violence in the city’s transit system.
The suspect shot at least 10 commuters in a rush hour attack at a Brooklyn subway station.
