New York subway shooting suspect Frank James arrested after manhunt, faces terror charge
- A 62-year-old man accused of shooting 10 people on the New York subway taken into custody
- Suspect faces a federal terror charge, following a day-long manhunt in a city set on edge by the attack
The man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offence after a day-long manhunt and a tipster’s call led police to him on a Manhattan street.
Frank R. James, 62, was taken into custody on Wednesday, about 30 hours after the carnage on a rush-hour train which left five victims in critical condition and people around the city on edge.
“My fellow New Yorkers, we got him,” Mayor Eric Adams said.
James was awaiting arraignment on a charge that pertains to terrorist or other violent attacks against mass transit systems and carries a sentence of up to life in prison, Brooklyn US Attorney Breon Peace said.
In recent months, James railed in online videos about racism and violence in the US and about his experiences with mental healthcare in New York City, and he had criticised Adams’ policies on mental health and subway safety.
But the motive for the subway attack remains unclear, and there is no indication that James had ties to terror organisations, international or otherwise, Peace said.