New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams pledged to double the variety of cops within the metropolis's subway system after a number of folks had been shot at a station in Brooklyn's Sundown Park neighborhood on Tuesday morning.
Sixteen folks had been injured through the capturing on the thirty sixth Road station after a suspect, carrying a fuel masks, opened fireplace, capturing folks in a subway automobile and on the platform because the prepare pulled into the station.
Adams, who examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Sunday, made the pledge whereas showing nearly on CNN Tuesday afternoon. "I'll say to New Yorkers we'll maintain the day tour of the transit cops to double the variety of officers which might be historically patrolling the system," he stated.
Calling the incident a "mindless act of violence," Adams added: "We'll guarantee that we actively and aggressively determine the individual to go after the one that was accountable. After which we're asking New Yorkers, in the event that they see one thing, please say one thing, and in addition do one thing by calling your native officers."
Officers who sometimes work through the daytime will work all through the evening "so New Yorkers will see an omnipresence of transit police on subway platforms," Adams' press secretary Fabien Levy instructed Metropolis & State New York.
Different particulars, together with how lengthy Adams' plan will final and if it should contain hiring extra officers, weren't instantly clear Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators had been working to find out a motive for the capturing, however it's not being investigated as an act of terror at the moment. Not one of the victims suffered life-threatening accidents, although 5 had been in essential situation. The shooter nonetheless remained at giant as of publication time.
Police had been trying to find a U-Haul truck with Arizona license plate quantity AL31408 in connection to the capturing, however it remained unknown how the truck was linked to the incident Tuesday afternoon.
Adams additionally confirmed to native information station WCBS on Tuesday that the safety cameras weren't working within the subway station, including that his workplace was speaking with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which oversees public transportation in New York, to search out out if it was one digital camera down, or a number of all through the station.
The capturing has led some to boost questions about Adams' public transit security plan whereas renewing the talk about defunding the police. In February, Adams launched a security plan for the town's subway system in an effort to handle public security issues whereas supporting these experiencing homelessness and psychological sickness on the subway.
Newsweek reached out to Adams' workplace for remark.
Replace 4/12/22, 5:12 p.m. ET: This story was up to date with extra info.
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