The man arrested in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been charged with a federal terrorism offense. The U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, announced the charge against Frank R. James, 62, at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
James was taken into custody in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood shortly before the presser. James is accused in the Tuesday attack on a crowded rush-hour train.
Five people were in critical condition after the morning shooting, but all 10 gunshot victims were expected to survive. Read more: Frank James, suspected Brooklyn subway shooter, shared violent views online Mayor Eric Adams said in a series of media interviews Wednesday morning that investigators had upgraded James to a suspect, but did not offer details beyond citing “new information that became available to the team.” The gunman sent off smoke grenades in a crowded subway car and then fired at least 33 shots with a 9 mm handgun, police said.