{"id":527600,"date":"2022-12-15T21:33:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-mishaps-led-to-camera-failure-in-april-12-subway-shooting\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T21:33:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:33:18","slug":"mta-mishaps-led-to-camera-failure-in-april-12-subway-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-mishaps-led-to-camera-failure-in-april-12-subway-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA mishaps led to camera failure in April 12 subway shooting"},"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-6a2554f8128df\" 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-6a2554f8128df\" 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\/mta-mishaps-led-to-camera-failure-in-april-12-subway-shooting\/#%E2%80%9CMTA_mishaps_led_to_camera_failure_in_April_12_subway_shooting%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;MTA mishaps led to camera failure in April 12 subway shooting&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMTA_mishaps_led_to_camera_failure_in_April_12_subway_shooting%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;MTA mishaps led to camera failure in April 12 subway shooting&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A string of MTA mishaps marked by \u201chaphazard\u201d maintenance, internal miscommunication and low staffing meant there were no functioning surveillance cameras at Brooklyn\u2019s 36th Street station when an unhinged gunman opened fire on a packed train there in April.<\/p>\n<p>The video outage \u2014 which extended to the adjacent 25th Street and 45th Street stations \u2014  lingered for three days before word got to the team responsible for fixing it, and it took another day for them to do repairs, the MTA Inspector <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>\u2019s Office found.<\/p>\n<p>By that time \u2014 on the morning of the April 12 mass shooting \u2014 Frank James had allegedly already unloaded 33 shots inside a Manhattan-bound N train, striking 10 people and leaving a total 29 wounded in the mayhem, the probe found. <\/p>\n<p>The technicians arrived at the scene at around 10 a.m. and were told \u201cwithin minutes\u201d by NYPD to vacate the premises.<\/p>\n<p>James, 62, was the subject of a 30-hour manhunt\u00a0before he called Crime Stoppers on himself, leading to his arrest. He is awaiting trial on federal charges including a terrorism rap for attacking a mass transit system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-19.jpg?w=912\" alt=\"people lie in pain on the subway platform, which has blood on it\" class=\"wp-image-25023108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1824 1824w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1368 1368w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=912 912w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=456 456w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-19.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\"\/><figcaption>Ten people suffered gunshot wounds during the April 12 shooting.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Armen Armenian via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NYPD leadership has insisted the lack of surveillance footage at the three stops did not hinder their search for the suspected gunman. But internal sources at the time told a different story, and said the lack of footage slowed the department\u2019s initial hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Transit officials have spent $658 million on surveillance camera <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> since 2002, and plan to spend another $437 million in the coming years, the IG said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that massive investment, the MTA failed to do required preventative maintenance on the camera network, investigators found.<\/p>\n<p>The fan that likely spurred the malfunction should have had its filter changed every 90 days \u2014 but had only been checked once between its Dec. 20, 2019 installation and the April 12 shooting, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about maintenance. Investment in technology is critical but without a matching commitment to maintenance, the gains from the investment are fleeting,\u201d\u00a0said Acting IG Elizabeth Keating.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frank-james.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"frank james being led in handcuffs by cops\" class=\"wp-image-25023109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frank-james.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frank-james.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frank-james.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cops took shooter Frank James into a custody a day after the shooting.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alec Tabak for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The timeline laid out in the IG\u2019s report <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>ears to contradict statements by transit officials in the aftermath of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>In May, MTA CEO Janno Lieber told members of Congress that the camera feed for the three stations was only down for \u201cless than 24 hours\u201d before the shooting. <\/p>\n<p>The IG found it actually went down on April 8 \u2014 but that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of the issue was flagged in an internal MTA system that went unnoticed for seven weeks after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Transit technicians only managed to restore the camera feeds the following day, according to the report, which attributed the issue in part to \u201cinadequate staffing\u201d and insufficient training.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"NYPD officers are pictured entering the subway\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        The camera malfunction hindered cops\u2019 ability to catch James, sources said.                                 <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">William Farrington for NY Post<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"New York City Police, New York City Fire Department, and Federal officials on the scene of the incident\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sunset-park-subway-36th-shooting-incident-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        No one was killed in the shooting incident despite several injuries.                                    <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Justin Lane\/EPA<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere is no question that installing a streaming camera network throughout a system as<br \/>large and old as the New York City subway is a major undertaking, and NYC Transit has accomplished this task,\u201d the report said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is also no question that the loss of video from these cameras in the three stations for five days exposed weaknesses in NYC Transit\u2019s response protocol for the camera network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MTA officials rejected the criticism, noting that 99% of the authority\u2019s 11,000 cameras are operational at any given time and saying that cops used many of those cameras to capture James.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s clear from this report is that the extraordinary redundancy built into our network means that images are always available from multiple cameras following an incident,\u201d spokesman Sean Butlet said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators rapidly get what they need 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