The victims who got injured when a gunman opened fire and wreak havoc on a Brooklyn, New York City subway train on Tuesday, include juveniles as young as 12, and a pregnant woman, according to authorities.
New York City authorities confirmed that twenty two people were wounded, ten of whom were shot, in the Tuesday morning shooting at the 36th Street D, N and R station in Sunset Park.
One of the victims was a 28-year-old woman who is three months pregnant, authorities say.
The woman reportedly suffered a knee injury and smoke inhalation and was transported to Kings County Hospital where she is receiving treatment.
Additionally, children and teens — ages 12, 13, 16, and 18 — were also wounded during the shooting, Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters Tuesday night from Maimonides Medical Center, where most of the victims were being treated.
Hochul recounted a “challenging encounter” with the mother of the 16-year-old victim, who just had hand surgery.
“And I thank God for the incredible talent of the doctors here who were able to restore life to his thumb,” she said. “And after surgery, he should be able to be discharged tomorrow, but it is a long recovery.”
“His mother does not speak English, she is Chinese, she is there alone,” Hochul added. “And it was so sad to hear her through a translator talk about her anxiety. All she has is her son and it’s just the two of them. And she does not know what she’s going to do when she leaves. So I had a long hug with her and let her know that we send the love of all New Yorkers.”
It was not immediately clear how the pregnant woman, or the youngest victims, were injured during the shooting.
The violent incident occurred on Tuesday at approximately 8:30 a.m., when a man, disguised as a construction worker, set off smoke bombs on a Manhattan-bound N train before opening fire on innocent passengers, according to police.
Investigators on Tuesday evening identified a 62-year-old Frank R. James as a “person of interest” in the shooting. On Wednesday morning, his status in the investigation was upgraded to “suspect.”
