Five people who provided police with information that led to the capture of the suspect responsible for a mass shooting on a New York City subway train will split the $50,000 reward.
Frank James, 62, the man accused of being the gunman in Tuesday’s shooting, was taken into custody Wednesday without incident. He has been charged with breaking a terror-related law for the shooting that left ten people suffering gunshot wounds and 19 others injured in Brooklyn.
The New York Police Department credits the five tipsters as providing tips that “contributed directly to the arrest.” They will evenly split $50,000 in rewards provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transport Workers Union Local 100, and Police Foundation. Crime Stoppers rewards are earned after a suspect is arrested and indicted.
“We appreciate all of those who responded to our call for information to locate this suspect, including all of those whose tips did not pan out,” said NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell. “We urged the public to join us in this effort to find this suspect, and New Yorkers stepped up.”
The good Samaritans have not been identified, nor has the information they provided. After James was identified as a suspect, several reports of sightings were made. James even reportedly called Crime Stoppers on himself from a McDonald’s in the East Village. By the time police responded, he had fled the restaurant. However, he was spotted nearby by someone who recognized him and alerted the police.
Frank Robert James had nowhere else to run or hide — and is now in NYPD custody. The work of our detectives is second to none and the dedication of our patrol officers is never ending. pic.twitter.com/uOXliUvoJ7
— Edward A. Caban (@NYPDPC) April 13, 2022
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