Suspect New York Subway shooter Frank Robert James was charged Friday with additional federal terrorism charges in connection with the wounding of several passengers on a train car in Brooklyn.
James, 62, had already been charged with a terrorist attack on a public transport system and using a firearm during a violent crime before prosecutors filed nine more counts of terrorist attacks, bringing the total to 10, one each for each victim in the April 12 shooting, according to the superseding indictment.
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Law enforcement officers escort subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, center, from a police station in New York on April 13. The man accused of shooting several people on a Brooklyn subway train faces multiple terrorism charges.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
James is accused of wounding 29 people at the Sunset Park subway station in Brooklyn. He was aboard the Manhattan-bound N train during the morning rush hour when he allegedly put a gas mask over his face, turned on a smoke canister and opened fire on the train and on the platform of the 36th Street subway station.
According to the criminal complaint, authorities found two bags and a reflective jacket among the items left at the scene.
In this photo provided by Will B. Wile, a man is helped outside a subway car in Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
(Will B. Wilde via AP)
Prosecutors said James rented a U-Haul van from a Philadelphia store the day before filming before traveling to New York.
In videos he posted on YouTube before the attack, James made various statements about the New York City subway system. He also sent a statement to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, authorities said.
“What are you doing bro? What’s going on with this homeless situation?” he allegedly said.
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James faces 11 life sentences if convicted. His trial will begin on February 27, 2023.
