The 62-year-old man is suspected of being the perpetrator of the shooting that injured 23 people on the New York subway on Tuesday, April 12. Arrested yesterday, he presents a disturbing profile.
A gun attack on Tuesday, April 12, injured 23 people, including 10 from bullets, on the New York City subway. A man wearing a gas mask used smoke bombs in a crowded car before opening fire on passengers and then fleeing.
Found a credit card on site
After an extensive manhunt, a suspect was arrested in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan on Wednesday. Police tracked down the suspected shooter after finding a credit card in his name and keys to a rental car on the subway. The police also obtained magazines and explosives on site.
I immediately wanted to see people dying right before my eyes
The investigators quickly spread the portrait of Frank James. The 62-year-old African American is not unknown to the police. Arrested twelve times in New York and New Jersey for theft, disorderly conduct and sex offenses, he has also had a significant online presence.
This self-proclaimed prophet of truth posted racist, homophobic and misogynistic videos on the Youtube channel prophetoftruth88, which has since been taken offline. He regularly attacked the mayor of the city, Eric Adams, according to the New York Times.
His YouTube channel goes offline
There’s even something foreshadowing about one of his latest videos. I can say that I wanted to kill people. I wanted to see people die right in front of my eyes right away. But I was thinking, hey man, I don’t want to go to a frigging jail,” the suspect reportedly said. in the video, quoted by CNN.