Brooklyn Subway Shooting Suspect Frank R. James Arrested


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<p>New York (CNN)The man suspected of shooting 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn on Tuesday called in a tip to Crime Stoppers that led to his capture Wednesday, two law enforcement sources told CNN.</p>

<p>Frank James, 62, was arrested without incident by patrol officers in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.</p>

<p>James called in the tip and told authorities he was at a McDonald's on the lower east side of Manhattan, the sources confirmed.</p>

<p>The tip indicated the suspect was at a McDonald's restaurant on 6th Street and 1st Avenue, a police official said at a news conference earlier Wednesday. Officers did not find him there, but spotted him just around the corner, according to the official.</p>

<p>James is suspected of setting off smoke grenades and firing a handgun 33 times on a crowded N train traveling toward the 36th Street station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood. The attack left 29 people injured, including 10 who were shot, though none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, officials said. Five of the victims were young people commuting to school, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said.</p>

<p>The motive of the shooting is not yet known.</p>

<p>James was charged in federal court with violating a law that prohibits terrorist and other violent attacks against a mass transportation system, according to Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. If convicted, he could spend life in prison, Peace said. He was in federal custody Wednesday afternoon.<br />
James will have his initial court appearance Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. CNN has reached out to his federal defender for comment.</p>

<p>James had nine prior arrests in New York dating from 1992 to 1998, including possession of burglary tools, criminal sex act, and theft of service, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said. He also had three arrests in New Jersey in 1991, 1992 and 2007 for trespassing, larceny and disorderly conduct, Essig said.</p>

<p>Wednesday's arrest came hours after officials elevated James from a "person of interest" to a suspect -- and shortly after the city issued an emergency alert to residents saying James was "wanted" and asking for tips.</p>
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0 +1 oneannoyedcanadian 1 year ago

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0 +1 LordTorquemada 1 year ago

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