More officers will be patrolling stations and trains the rest of the week.
The Valley Transportation Authority is increasing patrols at trains and light rail stations Tuesday in the wake of the Brooklyn subway attack that left at least 16 people injured, according to officials.
More officers will be patrolling at stations and on trains starting Tuesday and continuing the rest of the week, said VTA spokesperson Stacey Hendler Ross. Two “explosive ordinance device” dogs will also be doing random searches out of precaution. “We know people will read the news and they may be scared and we want them to know that they’re safe and we want them to feel safe as well,” she said.in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, a gunman wearing a gas mask, construction vest and sweatshirt set off a smoke canister and opened fire on the train, injuring at least 16 people, according to police, who added that they are looking for the shooter and a U-Haul truck with Arizona plates. Police said they don’t know a motive at this time.
in which a VTA employee prone to outbursts directed at his co-workers opened fire the morning of May 26, 2021 at a VTA light rail yard building, killing nine people before taking his own life, according to police.
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