BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Federal investigators have tracked the gun used in a Brooklyn subway attack where 10 people were shot on Tuesday to a Columbus pawn shop.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that authorities had zeroed in on finding Frank. R James, who investigators previously named as a person of interest in the attack.
James is accused of setting off smoke grenades in a crowded subway car and then firing at least 33 shots with a 9 mm handgun, police said.
Investigators determined James purchased the gun from a licensed firearms dealer at a pawn shop in Columbus back in 2011, according to the Associated Press, which cited a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
New York police confirmed James has ties to several states including Ohio, though officers did not specify what those ties are.
Authorities have cited social media videos in which the 62-year-old decried the United States as a racist place awash in violence and sometimes railed against Adams. Several videos mention New York's subways.
Five gunshot victims were critically injured in the incident, but all authorities said 10 wounded in the shooting are expected to survive.
At least a dozen others who escaped gunshot wounds were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries.
Adams said in a video statement that the city “will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized, even by a single individual."
Police have issued a reward of up to $50,000 for any information leading to the arrest of James.