{"id":1435096,"date":"2022-04-13T10:59:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435096"},"modified":"2022-04-13T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:59:51","slug":"eric-adams-now-says-person-of-interest-in-nyc-subway-shooting-is-a-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-now-says-person-of-interest-in-nyc-subway-shooting-is-a-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams Now Says \u2018Person Of Interest\u2019 In NYC Subway Shooting Is A \u2018Suspect\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-adams-now-says-person-of-interest-in-nyc-subway-shooting-is-a-suspect%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1391243724.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that the man being sought by police in connection to Tuesday\u2019s subway shooting is now a \u201csuspect,\u201d rather than a \u201cperson of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frank R. James, 62, was named by the New York Police Department (NYPD) as a person of interest on Tuesday afternoon, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/suspect-sought-in-connection-with-new-york-city-mass-shooting-was-previously-on-fbis-radar-report\">reported<\/a>. On Wednesday morning, Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-04-13\/nyc-person-of-interest-james-now-a-suspect-in-subway-shooting\">told<\/a> Bloomberg Television that James was now considered a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes he is, he is a suspect, based on the briefing from my law enforcement officials,\u201d Adams said. \u201cHe has now been upgraded to a suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also reported that some of James\u2019 social media posts mentioned Adams, prompting the NYPD to increase security around the Mayor, who is currently isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" 1=\"1\">The Daily Wire does not publish the names or photographs of mass shooters or other mass killers. When suspects are still at large, however, The Daily Wire might choose to publish details about suspects, including names and images, if doing so can aid the efforts of law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On 4\/12\/22 at 8:30 AM, Frank Robert James fired numerous gun shots inside an \u201cN\u201d line subway car at 36th St &#038; 4th Ave subway station causing serious injuries to 10 people. Anyone with info about the incident or his whereabouts should contact <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDTips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYPDTips<\/a> or call 1-800-577-TIPS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MaeF16i4bX\">pic.twitter.com\/MaeF16i4bX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDnews\/status\/1514229672518762499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Newsweek, James \u201cwas previously known to the FBI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA federal law enforcement source told Newsweek that a suspect in Tuesday morning\u2019s Brooklyn subway attack was previously known to the FBI and was entered into the Guardian lead system in New Mexico, though he was cleared after multiple interviews in 2019,\u201d the outlet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/brooklyn-subway-attack-being-investigated-terrorism-official-says-1697298\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe NYPD has officially released the name and picture of a 62-year-old man named [the person of interest], identifying him as a person of interest and seeking information regarding his whereabouts from the public. It was unclear, however, if [the person of interest] was suspected of being the perpetrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/live-updates\/brooklyn-subway-shooting-manhunt-nyc-attack\/\">reported<\/a> that the suspect rented a U-Haul van that was found abandoned in Brooklyn following the shooting. He reportedly put on a gas mask while riding the subway and released two smoke canisters before firing 33 shots, wounding 10 people. Another 19 were injured while fleeing from the smoke-filled train car, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incident isn\u2019t being investigated as an act of terrorism but the police department isn\u2019t ruling it out, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said earlier. A motive isn\u2019t yet known and five people remain in critical condition. There are no known explosive devices on the subway, and children at five nearby schools who were sheltered in place until dismissal have fully evacuated,\u201d the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/social-media-posts-from-suspect-wanted-in-connection-with-subway-shooting-show-leftist-views-report\">reported<\/a> Tuesday evening that social media posts from James showed leftist, racist rants:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Heavy.com, a fact-finding website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/news\/frank-r-james\/\">identified<\/a>\u00a0a Facebook page allegedly belonging to the person of interest which contained numerous posts that talked about shooting people and expressed other extreme views, including \u201cblack nationalism.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Andy Ngo, Editor-at-large for The Post Millennial, tweeted out screenshots from the Facebook account that showed posts that promoted the Black Liberation Army, Black Lives Matter, a photo of the man who murdered five police officers in Dallas in 2016, a photo calling to \u201ckill all the whiteys,\u201d posts quoting communist Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, posts expressing support for shooting people, and posts demonizing former President Donald Trump.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>YouTube videos allegedly uploaded by the person of interest also showed extreme views, including one where he allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/person-of-interest-in-subway-shooting-frank-james-warned-mayor-adams-gun-violence-plan-doomed-to-failure?via=twitter_page\">called<\/a>\u00a09\/11 \u201cthe most beautiful day, probably in the history of this fucking world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The person of interest also allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/news\/frank-r-james\/\">ranted<\/a>\u00a0in the videos about white people, saying \u201cthe vast majority of people, white mother******* are racist.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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