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Brooklyn subway shooting: How many people were injured?
MULTIPLE people were shot at a Brooklyn subway station on April 12, 2022.
In October 2023, Frank James was sentenced to a lifetime behind bars for the shooting.
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What happened during the Brooklyn subway shooting?
On April 12, 2023, Frank James fired a handgun on a Manhattan-bound N subway train during a morning commute.
During the catastrophe James was on the train car and "put on a gas mask, took a canister out of his bag."
The train then filled with smoke, and James opened fire.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in the press conference on the day of the shooting: "This morning ordinary New Yorkers woke up in anticipation of a relatively normal day, left their homes in route to school, in route to jobs ... and that sense of tranquility was brutally disrupted by an individual deprived of heart."
A Glock 17, three Glock magazines, shell casings, bullets, two detonated smoke grenades, two undetonated ones, a hatchet, and a U-Haul van key were found at the scene.
How many people were injured in the shooting?
The shooting broke out during the early morning hours.
At the time of the incident, the chief spokesperson for the FDNY said at least 16 people were confirmed to be injured and taken to local hospitals.
It was later confirmed that 10 people were shot and an additional 13 were either injured as they rushed to get out of the train station or they suffered smoke inhalation.
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Of the total number of people who were shot, seven of them were male and three were female.
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Who is Frank James and where is he now?
Frank James was arrested in New York City one day after the incident.
James, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was 62 years old at the time of the shooting.
On October 5, 2023, James received 10 concurrent life terms plus a 10-year consecutive term in prison, per .
In January 2023, he pleaded guilty in federal court to 10 counts of committing a terrorist attack against a mass transport vehicle.
He also received an additional firearms charge related to the attack.
Authorities said James planned his act for years and purchased smoke screen bombs, a disguise, ammunition and guns in advance.
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