MANILA, Philippines — No Filipino was reported injured in the shooting incident at a subway station in Brooklyn, the Philippine Consulate General in New York said Thursday.
“The New York City Police Department has just informed [the consulate] that there are no Filipinos among the at least 29 people who were reported injured in the mass shooting on the N train in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning,” Consul General Elmer Cato said on social media.
The New York City Police Department has just informed that there are no Filipinos among the at least 29 people who were reported injured in the mass shooting on the N train in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning.
— Elmer G Cato (@elmer_cato)
A man earlier set off two smoke bombs at a packed subway train in Brooklyn and opened fire on commuters.
The suspect, identified by police as
James now faces a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors before the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.
He was charged with a single count committing a terrorist or other violent attack against a mass transportation system and officials said he could face life imprisonment if convicted, according to a Reuters report.