- More than a dozen people were injured in a shooting in a Brooklyn subway station, on Tuesday.
- A Brooklyn mom told ABC7 that violent incidents are rising in the city and people "can't even be outside."
- Police are on a manhunt for the shooter who they said was wearing a gas mask and construction vest.
A Brooklyn mom whose daughter attends school near where a gunman opened fire on a Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday injuring more than a dozen people said people were running out and bleeding.
The mom, whose name was not shared told ABC7 that all she heard was a "big loud noise" that sounded like an explosion and people were running out of the train station.
"It was very hectic this morning," she said. "People were just bleeding. We had no idea what was really going on."
She said people were rushing into each other and there was "smoke everywhere."
The New York Times reported that last week, police said there was a rise in shooting incidents in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year.
The trend reflects "continuing and completely unacceptable violence in our streets," Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell said on April 6, according to the Times.
Data compiled by New York Police Department found that as of Sunday, there have been 322 shooting incidents so far this year. Compared to 297 incidents at this point last year.
The Brooklyn mom told ABC7 that the violence was getting out of hand.
"I mean it's been going on all over Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens ... There's just too much violence. Too much going on. Can't even be outside. Can't even be in the street anymore and it's daylight. It's early in the morning. I mean come on. This is nonsense," she said.
The NYPD has launched a manhunt for the gunman who police say fled on foot and was wearing a gas mask and construction vest. Local schools were placed on lockdown following the shooting.
"Following the incident this morning in Sunset Park, out of an abundance of caution and for the safety of our students we have placed all schools in the area in a shelter-in-place," New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks said in a statement.
So far, authorities say at least 10 people were shot in the incident and 16 people were injured.