Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting posted videos discussing violence, mass shootings | CNN

(CNN)The man arrested in connection to the New York subway shooting has a lengthy criminal history and had talked about violence and mass shootings in videos posted on YouTube — including one uploaded as recently as Monday.Frank James, 62, was arrested Wednesday by patrol officers in New York City’s East Village, NYPD commissioner Keechant Sewell said. The New York City Police Department said James is the suspect behind a mass shooting Tuesday that left 10 people with gunshot wounds and 19 other people injured in Brooklyn. Police believe none of the wounded have life-threatening injuries.He is charged with violating a law that prohibits terrorist and other violent attacks against a mass transportation system, according to Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. The motive behind the shooting is still unknown. James has been linked to rambling videos posted on a YouTube channel that has since been removed. A screenshot from one of the videos was used on an NYPD Crime Stoppers flyer seeking information about the shooting. In one video, he posts a City of New York ID card from a past educational training program.Suspect was known to authoritiesJames was known to New York City authorities…
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