{"id":430942,"date":"2022-04-13T12:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T09:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brooklyn-shooting-survivor-hourari-benkada-says-he-sat-next-to-suspect-on-train\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T09:30:05","slug":"brooklyn-shooting-survivor-hourari-benkada-says-he-sat-next-to-suspect-on-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooklyn-shooting-survivor-hourari-benkada-says-he-sat-next-to-suspect-on-train\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brooklyn shooting survivor Hourari Benkada says he sat next to suspect on train"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e7ec96bd2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e7ec96bd2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooklyn-shooting-survivor-hourari-benkada-says-he-sat-next-to-suspect-on-train\/#%E2%80%9CBrooklyn_shooting_survivor_Hourari_Benkada_says_he_sat_next_to_suspect_on_train%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brooklyn shooting survivor Hourari Benkada says he sat next to suspect on train&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrooklyn_shooting_survivor_Hourari_Benkada_says_he_sat_next_to_suspect_on_train%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brooklyn shooting survivor Hourari Benkada says he sat next to suspect on train&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hourari Benkada jumped on the last N train carriage Tuesday morning and sat next to a man wearing an MTA vest with a duffle bag who would <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Brooklyn subway shooting live updates: NYPD ends investigation at 36th Street station, trains resume\">unleash bloodshed and terror<\/a> minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old detailed the chilling commute <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2022\/04\/13\/new-york-subway-shooting-survivor-hospital-bed-intv-ac360-vpx.cnn\">in an interview with CNN<\/a> from his hospital bed, where he was recovering from a gunshot wound in the back of his knee as he tried to flee the mass shooter\u2019s bullets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes me want to never ride a train ever again in my life,\u201d Benkada <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2022\/04\/13\/new-york-subway-shooting-survivor-hospital-bed-intv-ac360-vpx.cnn\">told CNN via FaceTime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was on 59th street on the ART train transferring to the N train on 59th. It was the first car, last seats. And I\u2019m just not paying attention to that so I just walked in and sat down. The guy is next to me but I didn\u2019t get a glimpse of his face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD continues to search for the gunman who caused the chaotic commute just before 8:30 am Tuesday, but has named Frank James, 62, as a person of interest. Police say the keys found at the crime scene belong to a U-Haul truck in Philadelphia that was rented by James.<\/p>\n<p>Benkada, a housekeeping manager at the New Yorker Hotel, Benkada watched the man detonate a \u201csmoke bomb\u201d before firing shots just seconds after the train left the station.<\/p>\n<p>Still visibly shaken, Benkada said \u201cI don\u2019t even know how I\u2019m holding my phone\u201d as he recounted what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened next.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Subway_Shooting.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"displaying photos of Frank R. James has been identified by police as the renter of a U-Haul van possibly connected to the Brooklyn subway shooting.\" class=\"wp-image-21882657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Subway_Shooting.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Subway_Shooting.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Subway_Shooting.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>displaying photos of Frank R. James has been identified by police as the renter of a U-Haul van possibly connected to the Brooklyn subway shooting.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of NYPD via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll you see is black smoke after the smoke bomb went off. People bum-rushing to the back,\u201d he told CNN. \u201cAbout 10 shots went off. I think the gun jammed. I think he had an extended clip or something because I\u2019ve never heard that many shots come off a handgun. It sounded like the loudest thing I\u2019ve ever heard in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benkada said his main priority was helping a hurt pregnant woman get off the train before being stampeded. Then Benkada described being shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe worst pain of my entire life. I was just so shocked that the pain didn\u2019t hit me until after.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">D\/N\/R trains are running with delays in both directions after NYPD concluded their investigation at 36 St.<\/p>\n<p>D\/N\/R trains have resumed stopping at 36 St in both directions. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRrjCXEsOT\">https:\/\/t.co\/nRrjCXEsOT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCTSubway\/status\/1514117114554195971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The bullet hit him in the back of his knee and came out the other side. Doctors told him the bullet grazed his kneecap. He is expected to walk on his own after several weeks on crutches.<\/p>\n<p>Officials described James as a troubled man who railed against Mayor Adams and made bizarre threatening rants on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James \u2014 who warned last month that he was \u201centering the danger zone\u201d \u2014 rented a U-Haul van tied to the N train attack in Sunset Park and is being sought for questioning, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDnews\/status\/1514017134233280512?s=20&amp;t=XJq8H9Jc6-_VO5nBWPzShw\">police said at an evening briefing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD increased security for Mayor Adams after police discovered the videos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Subway-Shooting.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"A gunman filled a rush-hour Brooklyn subway train with smoke and shot multiple people Tuesday.\" class=\"wp-image-21882660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Subway-Shooting.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Subway-Shooting.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A gunman filled a rush-hour Brooklyn subway train with smoke and shot multiple people Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Will B Wylde via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James said in the videos that he had a diagnosed mental illness and railed against what he called the \u201chorror show\u201d of the city\u2019s mental health services.<\/p>\n<p>The D\/N\/R trains resumed service at the 36th Street subway station in each direction early Wednesday, the MTA <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/new.mta.info\/\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The three trains halted service throughout parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan in wake of Tuesday\u2019s shooting just before 8:30 am.<\/p>\n<p>The R train later resumed service but bypassed the station where the shooting occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The day was capped off by a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of shootings that rocked parts of The Bronx and Brooklyn on Tuesday night left three people dead and at least 12 others wounded, police and sources said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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