In the wake of the Tuesday subway shooting that left at least 23 people injured, Curtis Sliwa, the founder of crime-stopping group the Guardian Angels and a former mayoral candidate, warned that New York City will continue to lose residents if it doesn’t clean up its act and fund the police.
“A billion dollars was never put back. We never were able to get the cops back that we so desperately need,” he told Sean Hannity on his show Tuesday evening.
“Crime in the subway is up 200%,” he added. “You’ve got to take the handcuffs off the police, flood the system, do stop and frisk, and return some civility to the subway system.”
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According to Sliwa, if this isn’t fixed, “New York City will never recover. And more NYC residents will be fleeing to Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.”
The shooting left 10 people with gunshot wounds, making it the worst in the city’s subway history. Other people were left with injuries related to smoke inhalation, falls, or panic attacks, said the New York Police Department’s chief of detectives, James Essig. Authorities have also said all victims are expected to recover.
Sixty-two-year-old Frank R. James has been identified as a suspect in the shooting.
“Frank Robert James is WANTED in connection with firing numerous gunshots inside of a subway car causing serious injuries to 10 victims. There’s a reward up to $50,000 for info leading to the arrest & indictment of this person. Any info contact @NYPDTips or call 1-800-577-TIPS,” the NYPD wrote on Twitter.
Frank Robert James is WANTED in connection with firing numerous gunshots inside of a subway car causing serious injuries to 10 victims. There’s a reward up to $50,000 for info leading to the arrest & indictment of this person. Any info contact @NYPDTips or call 1-800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/KishVISIW1
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 13, 2022
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Mayor Eric Adams sang a different tune than Sliwa on Tuesday, saying, “This is not a New York City problem,” at a press conference. “This rage, this violence, these guns, these relentless shooters are an American problem. It’s going to take all levels of government to solve it.”
