NBC New York reports:
Multiple people have been reported shot in the transit system in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources familiar with the case tell News 4, though the investigation is preliminary.
Reports of shots fired in Sunset Park, near Fourth Avenue and 36th Street, came in around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. No information was available about a possible suspect.
The NYPD warned New Yorkers to avoid the area and to expect emergency vehicles and delays. Photos posted to social media showed people bloodied on the platform, and Citizen app footage showed a heavy law enforcement presence at the scene.
The New York Daily News reports:
Police are investigating a shooting and a possible explosion at a Brooklyn train station where as many as five people have been injured, according to police and preliminary reports. The mayhem began just before 8:30 a.m. inside the R train station at the corner of 36th St. and Fourth Ave. in Sunset Park.
Multiple witnesses called 911 about an explosion with four people either shot or hit by shrapnel, according to preliminary reports. A fifth person was found shot on 25th St. and Fourth Ave. — about 11 blocks from the incident.
It was not immediately clear if this happened on the platform or on the train. The person responsible was last seen on a train exiting the station, leaving “a package” behind, according to reports.
BREAKING | Police investigating shooting, possible explosion at Brooklyn subway station where as many as five people have been injured, according to policehttps://t.co/v86r12vtXO
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 12, 2022
BREAKING: Massinve police response following reports of shooting, explosion inside #Brooklyn subway station MORE: https://t.co/xBi5s2RTZ7 pic.twitter.com/pLkTwlfYTV
— Fox5NY (@fox5ny) April 12, 2022
BREAKING: Per @jonathan4ny, Law Enforcement sources say a man possibly dressed in MTA clothing threw some sort of device and began shooting at a subway station in #SunsetPark #Brooklyn Numerous people shot. #nbc4ny #MTA https://t.co/EMn9KhSyiS
— Tracie Strahan (@tstrahan4NY) April 12, 2022
ADVISORY: Due to an investigation, avoid the area of 36th Street and 4th Avenue area in Brooklyn. Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the surrounding area. pic.twitter.com/xPIAHbtSA7
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 12, 2022
Scene at 36th & 4 @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/nMkD9V6jrs
— Katie Corrado (@KatieCorradoTV) April 12, 2022