How A Quiet Morning Commute Became 'War Zone' For Brooklyn Subway Riders
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Police said the suspect, a heavyset, short Black male, wore a construction vest and donned a gas mask. A massive manhunt was underway to nab him
Smoke, followed by scattered pops that some commuters mistake for fireworks but are really gunshots, then panic as a quick escape is thwarted by the subway car's locked doors.
A passenger pounds on the door of the neighbouring carriage, desperate to be let out. As the train pulls into the platform, some scream, a man grips his coffee tightly, seemingly dazed -- and others tend to the wounded who lie bleeding on the floor.
The nightmare scenes, captured by cell phone footage and described by eye-witnesses, played out on New York's N train during morning rush hour after a gunman shot ten people and left an entire city reeling.
Police later said the suspect, a heavyset, short Black male, wore a construction vest, donned a gas-mask and pulled out a smoke canister from his bag for the attack. He was still at large Tuesday evening as a massive manhunt was underway.
