Multiple people were shot at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday morning, the city’s fire department told CBS News. At least five people were shot and 16 injured, with some being treated for smoke inhalation from a smoke bomb and other injuries from the panic that ensued, CBS New York reports.
A suspect was not in custody.
Sources told CBS New York that witnesses said the gunman threw a smoke bomb onto a train when it arrived at the 25th Street subway station in Brooklyn. The gunman then opened fire, before the train continued on to the next stop.
An NYPD official tells CBS News a smoke bomb device was found. There’s a heavy police presence in the Sunset Park neighborhood.
Photos from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station.
A law enforcement source tells CBS News the NYPD is looking for a suspect who was said to be wearing an orange-colored reflective construction vest and a gas mask.
The D, N, and R subway trains are holding in stations in both directions in Brooklyn, and there are other delays as well.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
-Pat Milton contributed reporting. The Associated Press contributed reporting.
