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Frank James, the man who New York City officials say was responsible for the Tuesday-morning shooting aboard a Manhattan-bound N train, has been arrested, according to media reports.
James was taken into custody at St. Marks Place and 1st Avenue in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, according to NBC News. He was allegedly involved in a stabbing, though there was no immediate information on how he was involved.
James was named a suspect on Wednesday morning. He is believed to have donned a gas mask and set off a smoke bomb before opening fire just before 8:30 a.m. local time. A van, believed to have been rented by James, was at the center of the investigation Tuesday afternoon, after the shooting.
The gunman sent off smoke grenades in a crowded subway car and then fired at least 33 shots with a 9 mm handgun, police said. Five gunshot victims were in critical condition but all 10 wounded in the shooting were expected to survive.
At least a dozen others who escaped gunshot wounds were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries. The shooter escaped in the chaos, but left behind numerous clues, including the gun, ammunition magazines, a hatchet, smoke grenades, gasoline and the key to a U-Haul van.
That key led investigators to James, a New York City-area native who had more recent addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin.
James “had posted several rambling, conspiracy-laden YouTube videos, railing against the city’s mental health services, complaining about race issues and speaking violently against people who he believes wronged him,” according to a report from the New York Post.
–With additional reporting from Associated Press
