Who Is Frank James? Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested

The man police arrested Wednesday in the Brooklyn subway shooting that left about 29 people injured has criminal records in at least two states and posted several videos online with violent themes.

Suspected shooter Frank Robert James, was stopped on the street and arrested by NYPD officers who were responding to a crime stoppers tip at 1:42 p.m. at the corner of St. Marks Place and 1st Ave. in Manhattan, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell reveals.

The 62-year-old man, who police initially described as a “person of interest” in the shooting, was declared a suspect earlier Wednesday after investigators determined he purchased the gun recovered at the scene.

James earlier spoke about violence and mass shootings in multiple rambling videos posted on YouTube, including one uploaded Monday in which he said he’s thought about killing people who have presumably hurt him.

In what appears to be his latest video, posted Monday, James talks about someone who engaged in violence and ended up in jail.

“I’ve been through a lot of s*t, where I can say I wanted to kill people. I wanted to watch people die right in front of my fking face immediately. But I thought about the fact that, hey man, I don’t want to go to no f*king prison.”

The videos give insight into James’ path to the northeast. He arrived in Philadelphia March 25 after stops in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Pittsburgh; and Newark, New Jersey.

The subway attack which occurred on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, left 29 people injured, including 10 who were shot, though none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening, officials said.

The shooter donned a gas mask before setting off two smoke canisters and firing 33 times with a Glock 17 9mm semi-handgun, which was found in the subway car, police said. James purchased the firearm in Ohio in 2011 and had no felony convictions, officials stated.

The motive of the shooting is not yet known. The attack is not being investigated as an act of terrorism but authorities have not ruled out anything, the NYPD commissioner said.

He has nine prior arrests in New York and three in New Jersey, Essig said.

Frank Robert James was born in Bronx according to his sister, Catherine James Robinson.

The 62-years-old, James resides in a Milwaukee duplex apartment.