A massive manhunt has been launched by police after a gunman threw a smoke bomb and opened fire inside a subway cabin in Brooklyn, New York.
10 people were shot by the gunman, with a total of at least 17 people injured in the attack that took place yesterday during rush hour.
5 of the victims who were shot are currently in the hospital in critical condition, but otherwise stable.
The New York police said that the gunman was wearing a gas mask at the time of the attack and was believed to have been acting alone.
He immediately fled the scene after the attack, as the train pulled into the Sunset Park neighbourhood in Brooklyn.
As reported by CNN, a total of 29 people who suffered various injuries from the attack showed up at the hospitals and were treated and discharged.
CNN and Fox News, among other media outlets, reported that a U-Haul van that the police believed was involved in the shooting, was found parked a few miles from the crime scene.
The gunman was described by the police as being a heavily built man who was wearing a green vest and a hooded sweatshirt, and at the time of writing still remains at large.
Keechant Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York Police Department, said that they are not investigating the attack as a terrorist attack, but have not ruled anything out yet.
The gunman was wearing a gas mask inside the train as it was arriving at the station, before removing a smoke bomb from this bag and activating it.
He then opened fire inside the cabin as it filled with smoke, and several people were shot on the subway, and in the platform.
The immediate area of the station was cordoned off with the authorities shutting down about a dozen blocks.
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