Hours before police arrested alleged Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James, New York Mayor Eric Adams joined Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” to answer tough questions about possible motives for the shooting and why there were no functioning cameras in the station when the shooting occurred.
James is facing federal terrorism charges in relation to the shooting that left at least 29 people hurt.
“We don’t know his motives yet. We’re continuing to peel back the layers of an investigation to come with a thorough understanding of what motivated him,” Adams said.
“I do know this, he wanted to bring terror into our system. He wanted to intentionally terrorize those passengers. And that is clear. He committed a serious crime. He will be apprehended, and he will be brought to justice,” added Adams.
Co-host Dana Perino pressed Adams on COVID funding given to the transit authority which has topped $10 billion. It was reported that the station where the shooting occurred did not have functioning cameras.
“That is what we are communicating with transit officials now. We want to know if there was any particular reason if it was a feeder problem. But we have been speaking with MTA officials and they have been cooperative,” Adams replied.
